Blessed John of Parma
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- Also known as
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Giovanni di Parma
John Buralli
- Memorial
- 20 March
- Profile
- Franciscan.
Priest.
Taught theology at Bologna and Naples.
Seventh minister general of the Franciscans from 1247-1257.
Visited Franciscan provinces of different countries, including England.
Papal legate to Constantinople.
Retired to Greccio, Italy.
- Born
- 1209 at Parma, Italy
- Died
- 1289 at Greccio, Italy
- Name Meaning
- God is gracious; gift of God (John)
- Beatified
- 1777 (cultus confirmed)
- Patronage
- Parma, Italy
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia, by Livarius Oliger
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Google Directory
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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