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St. John of Capistrano
Patron of Judges, Jurists and Military Chaplains
Life and historical setting
John of Capistrano (1386–1456) is remembered in the Church as patron of Judges, Jurists and Military Chaplains. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Capestrano.
Documented offices and forms of service associated with John of Capistrano include Catholic priest, missionary. The religious family connected with this vocation is Ordo Fratrum Minorum de Regularis Observantia.
John of Capistrano later became a priest at age 34, wandering the countryside barefoot while preaching the Word of God. John of Capistrano's written work included an important new set of statutes for the Order.
The enduring witness of John of Capistrano is especially connected with teaching and sacred learning, religious life and community, and founding and renewal. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Vocation and witness
These themes were identified from the supplied source record and provide a structured guide to the life.
Teaching and sacred learning
Teaching, writing, study, or the formation of others belongs to the legacy preserved in the source.
Religious life and community
Consecrated life, community discipline, or the building of a religious family shapes this witness.
Founding and renewal
The source associates this life with founding, restoring, or strengthening a Christian work or community.
Family and lay vocation
Family relationships or a lay vocation are important to the way this life is remembered.
Courageous public witness
The narrative records fidelity expressed publicly despite conflict, opposition, exile, or imprisonment.
Sharing the faith
The source presents teaching and evangelization as service to the Church and future generations.
Spiritual legacy
The enduring witness of John of Capistrano is especially connected with teaching and sacred learning, religious life and community, and founding and renewal. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Prayerful reflection
God of holiness, through the witness of John of Capistrano, strengthen us in patient teaching, evangelization, and the faithful transmission of the Catholic faith. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.
Historical and liturgical note
Current Vatican News calendar listing; local and religious calendars may add other observances.
Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.