John Capistran

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John Capistran (better known as St. John of Capistrano) was a 15th-century Franciscan friar, preacher, and reformer renowned for his zealous promotion of devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus and his role in church and military affairs in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century person
Catholic reformer
Catholic saint
Christian preacher
Franciscan friar
alsoKnownAs Saint John of Capistrano NERFINISHED
St. John of Capistrano NERFINISHED
associatedWithDevotion Holy Name of Jesus NERFINISHED
birthDate 1386
birthPlace Capestrano NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizationYear 1690
canonizedBy Pope Alexander VIII NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 15th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
deathDate 1456
deathPlace Ilok NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
familyName of Capistrano
feastDay 23 October
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasTitle Saint
priest
knownFor anti-Hussite preaching
involvement in inquisitorial proceedings
observant Franciscan reform
zealous preaching
memberOf Order of Friars Minor NERFINISHED
movement Observant Franciscan reform
notableFor participation in the Crusade of Varna context
participation in the defense of Belgrade in 1456
promotion of devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus
reform of the Franciscan Order
role in church affairs in 15th-century Europe
role in military defense against the Ottoman Empire
occupation friar
inquisitor
papal legate
preacher
theologian
participatedIn defense of Belgrade (1456) NERFINISHED
patronage Belgrade NERFINISHED
jurists
military chaplains
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder Franciscans NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

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Holy Name of Jesus promotedBy John Capistran