Saint John Joseph of the Cross
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- Also known as
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Carolo Gaetano Calosinto
Giovanni Giuseppe Calosinto of the Cross
John Joseph Calosinto
- Memorial
- 5 March
- Profile
- Joined Franciscans at age 16.
Ascetic.
First Italian to follow the reform movement of Saint Peter Alcantara who sought to make the Order more devoted to penance and austerity.
John had such a reputation for holiness that his superiors put him in charge of establishing a new friary before he was ordained.
He joined the work crew, serving as a hod carrier, then a mason.
Novice master, guardian, and provincial.
When his term as provincial expired, he dedicated himself to hearing confessions and practicing mortification, two concerns contrary to the spirit of the dawning Age of Enlightenment.
Had the gifts of prophecy and healing, and would swoon into ecstasies; known to levitate and bilocate.
- Born
- 15 August 1654 at Ischia, Naples, Italy as Carolo Gaetano Calosirto
- Died
- 5 March 1734 of natural causes
- Name Meaning
- God is gracious; gift of God (John)
- Beatified
- 24 May 1789
- Canonized
- 26 May 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI
- Patronage
- Ischia, Italy
- Additional Information
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Catholic Encyclopedia, by Father Cuthbert
Catholic Online
Catholic Online
Google Directory
Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
Saints Alive, by Father Robert F McNamara
Wikipedia
The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Brunson
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- Readings
- How do you think that with a bone only three fingers high we should understand the meanings of the designs of God?
- Saint John Joseph, tapping his forehead