Blessed John Soreth

Memorial

• 28 July

Profile

Carmelite. Studied in Paris, France. Doctor of theology in 1438. Prior-general of his order from 1451 to 1471. Wrote a famous commentary on the Rule. Issued new Constitutions in 1462. Worked to return his order to its earliest observance, and to admit convents. Spiritual director of Blessed Frances d’Amboise.

Born

• c.1420 at Caen, Normandy, France

Died

• 1471 at Angers, France of natural causes

Beatified

• 1865 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

• Carmelite.Org
• CarmelNet.Org
• For All The Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed John Soreth”. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 November 2009. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-john-soreth/>