John Joseph of the Cross

John Joseph of the Cross

Infobox Saint
name=Saint John-Joseph of the Cross
birth_date=August 15, 1654
death_date=March 5, 1739
feast_day= March 5
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church


imagesize=175px
caption=Depiction of St. John-Joseph
birth_place=Ischia
death_place=
titles=Confessor
beatified_date=
beatified_place=
beatified_by=
canonized_date=1839
canonized_place=Rome
canonized_by=Pope Gregory XVI
attributes=
patronage=Ischia
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Saint John-Joseph of the Cross (August 15, 1654—March 5, 1739), known most commonly in the Italian language as San Giovan Giuseppe della Croce is an Italian saint. He is the patron of Ischia, the place where he was born.

Biograhpy

Born as Carlo Gaetano Calosirto on the island of Ischia, he entered the Franciscan order at Naples at the age of sixteen. He had a reputation for austerity and for the gift of miracles.

In 1674 he was sent to found a friary at Afila, Piedmont. He assisted in the actual construction. He was ordained as a priest (much against his will) and as superior, performed the lowliest tasks in the monastic community.

In 1702 he was appointed Vicar Provincial of the Alcantarine Reform in Italy.

Veneration

He was beatified in 1789, and canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI. At the Aragonese Castle (Il Castello Aragonese) on Ischia, there is a small chapel consecrated to Saint John Joseph of the Cross.

External links

* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08466a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: "St. John Joseph of the Cross"]
*it icon [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/90659 "San Giovan Giuseppe della Croce"]

ee also

* Flying Saints


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