Saint of the Day 23/October
Saint of the Day (October 23) ✠ St. John of Capistrano ✠ Franciscan Friar and Catholic Priest: Born: June 24, 1386 Capestrano, Abruzzi, Kingdom of Naples Died: October 23, 1456 (Aged 70) Ilok, Syrmia, the Kingdom of Croatia in personal union with Hungary Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church Canonized: 1690 or 1724 Pope Benedict XIII Feast: October 23 Patronage: Jurists, Belgrade and Hungary Saint John of Capestrano was a Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the Italian town of Capestrano, Abruzzo. Famous as a preacher, theologian, and inquisitor, he earned himself the nickname 'the Soldier Saint' when in 1456 at age 70 he led a crusade against the invading Ottoman Empire at the siege of Belgrade with the Hungarian military commander John Hunyadi. Elevated to sainthood, he is the patron saint of jurists and military chaplains, as well as the namesake of the Franciscan missions San Juan Capistrano in Souther...