Saint John of Capistrano

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Saint John of Capistrano was a 15th-century Franciscan friar, preacher, and inquisitor renowned for his role in leading Christian forces at the Battle of Belgrade and for his widespread missionary work across Europe.

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Label Occurrences
Saint John of Capistrano canonical 4

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
Catholic saint
Christian preacher
Franciscan friar
Italian person
Roman Catholic theologian
inquisitor
activityRegion Austria
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Poland
beatificationDate 1514-10-19
beatifiedBy Pope Leo X
birthDate 1386-06-24
birthPlace Capestrano
Kingdom of Naples
canonizationDate 1690-10-16
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope Alexander VIII
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Naples
dateOfEvent 1456
deathDate 1456-10-23
era 15th century
feastDay 10-23
givenName John
honorificPrefix Saint
knownFor anti-Ottoman preaching
leading crusading forces at Belgrade
widespread missionary work across Europe
zealous inquisitorial activity
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
Latin
memberOf Order of Friars Minor
movement Observant Franciscan reform
nativeName Giovanni da Capestrano
notableEvent Battle of Belgrade (1688)
surface form: Battle of Belgrade
notableWork missionary journeys across Europe
preaching campaigns against heresy
occupation friar
inquisitor
military chaplain
missionary
preacher
theologian
patronage Capistrano, Italy
jurists
military chaplains
placeOfDeath Ilok
Kingdom of Hungary
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder Order of Friars Minor
surface form: Franciscans
roleInEvent organizer of crusading army at the Battle of Belgrade
spiritual leader of Christian forces at the Battle of Belgrade
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Referenced by (4)

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Mission San Juan Capistrano namedAfter Saint John of Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, California namedAfter Saint John of Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, California hasSpanishNameMeaning Saint John of Capistrano
Saint Bernardino of Siena influenced Saint John of Capistrano