RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John of Capistrano

1386 - 1456

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John of Capistrano, OFM (Italian: San Giovanni da Capestrano, Hungarian: Kapisztrán János, Polish: Jan Kapistran, Croatian: Ivan Kapistran; 24 June 1386 – 23 October 1456) was an Italian Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the 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 two Franciscan missions, one in Southern California and the other in San Antonio, Texas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John of Capistrano is the 825th most popular religious figure (down from 671st in 2019), the 1,058th most popular biography from Italy (down from 819th in 2019) and the 278th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

John of Capistrano is most famous for being a Franciscan friar who was sent to Hungary in the 14th century to help defend the country against the Ottoman Empire.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John of Capistrano ranks 825 out of 3,187. Before him are Margot Frank, Marc Ouellet, Joanna, wife of Chuza, Antipope Philip, Nicholas of Flüe, and Juan Vicente Pérez. After him are Thaddeus of Edessa, Lorenzo Ruiz, Romuald, Justus, Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, and Josephine Bakhita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1386, John of Capistrano ranks 4. Before him are Donatello, Mehmed I, and Henry V of England. After him are Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria, An-Nasir Faraj, Ambrose Traversari, Ashikaga Yoshimochi, and Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy. Among people deceased in 1456, John of Capistrano ranks 3. Before him are John Hunyadi, and Đurađ Branković. After him are Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Vladislav II of Wallachia, Ulrich II, Count of Celje, Jacques Cœur, Lawrence Justinian, and Juan de Mena.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, John of Capistrano ranks 1,058 out of 5,161. Before him are Charles Felix of Sardinia (1765), Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia (1773), Vibia Sabina (86), Elsa Schiaparelli (1890), Guido Cavalcanti (1258), and Rachele Mussolini (1890). After him are Publius Cornelius Dolabella (-70), Miuccia Prada (1949), Romuald (951), Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691), Giulio Natta (1903), and Justus (600).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, John of Capistrano ranks 278. Before him are Antipope Paschal III (1110), Augustine of Canterbury (510), Antipope Anacletus II (1090), Emma Morano (1899), Giuseppe Siri (1906), and Blessed Gerard (1047). After him are Romuald (951), Justus (600), Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti (1774), Scipione Borghese (1577), Maria Cristina of Savoy (1812), and Saint Cajetan (1480).

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