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John of God, O.H. | |
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 Saint John of God by Murillo (1672) | |
| Religious | |
| Born | João Duarte Cidade March 8, 1495 Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | March 8, 1550 (aged 55) Granada, Kingdom of Granada, Crown of Castile |
| Beatified | September 21, 1630, Rome, Papal States by Pope Urban VIII |
| Canonized | October 16, 1690, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Alexander VIII |
| Major shrine | Basilica of St. John of God, Granada, Spain |
| Feast | March 8 (Roman Catholicism) |
| Attributes | alms; cord; crown of thorns; heart |
| Patronage | Booksellers, hospitals, nurses, the mentally ill, heart patients, and the dying |
John of God, O.H. (Portuguese: João de Deus; Spanish: Juan de Dios; born João Duarte Cidade [ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ duˈwaɾ.t siˈða.ðɨ]; March 8, 1495 – March 8, 1550) was a Portuguese soldier turned healthcare worker in Spain, whose followers later formed the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God, a Catholic religious institute dedicated to the care of the poor, sick and those with mental disorders.
Cidade was canonized by Pope Alexander VIII and is considered one of the leading religious figures in the history of the Iberian Peninsula.