Optional Memorial
Saint John of Capistrano
- Feast day
- October 23
- Patron of
- military chaplains
- Origin
- Italian
Life
John of Capistrano was a Franciscan friar and powerful preacher who rallied Christian forces to defend Belgrade against the Ottoman siege in 1456.
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