- 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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issues=Saint John-Joseph of the Cross (
August 15 ,1654 —March 5 ,1739 ), known most commonly in theItalian language as San Giovan Giuseppe della Croce is an Italiansaint . He is thepatron of Ischia, the place where he was born.Biograhpy
Born as Carlo Gaetano Calosirto on the island of
Ischia , he entered theFranciscan order atNaples at the age of sixteen. He had a reputation for austerity and for the gift ofmiracle s.In 1674 he was sent to found a
friary atAfila ,Piedmont . He assisted in the actual construction. He was ordained as apriest (much against his will) and as superior, performed the lowliest tasks in the monastic community.In 1702 he was appointed
Vicar Provincial of theAlcantarine 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 smallchapel 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
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Flying Saints
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