John of Capistrano, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian saint
Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1386
Place of Birth: Capestrano, Abruzzo, Italy
Date of Death: 23-Oct-1456
Profession: writer, diplomat
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About John of Capistrano
- Saint John of Capestrano (Italian: San Giovanni da Capestrano, Hungarian: Kapisztrán János, Polish: Jan Kapistran, Croatian: Ivan Kapistran, Serbian: ????? ?????????, Jovan Kapistran) (24 June 1386 – 23 October 1456) 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 Southern California and San Juan Capistrano in San Antonio, Texas.
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