John Cantius

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Saint John Cantius (Latin: Joannis Cantii) (Polish: Jan z Kęt or Jan Kanty) (23 June 1390 – 24 December 1473) was a Polish priest Scholastic philosopher physicist and theologian. He is also known as John of Kanty or John of Kanti or John Kantius.

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beatified by

Pope Clement X

beatified date

1676-03-28

beatified place

Rome

birth date

1390-06-23, 1390-06-24

birth place

Poland, Kęty, Oświęcim

canonized by

Pope Clement XIII

canonized place

Rome

death date

1473-12-24

death place

Kraków, Poland, Jagiellonian University

major shrine

Kraków, Poland, Church of St. Anne Kraków

title

Confessor

venerated in

Catholic Church