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Saint John of Capistrano (Italian: San Giovanni da Capestrano Slovenian: Janez Kapistran Hungarian: Kapisztrán János Polish: Jan Kapistran Croatian: Ivan Kapistran Serbian: Јован Капистран Jovan Kapistran) (June 24 1386 – October 23 1456) was a Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the Italian town of Capestrano Abruzzo.

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birth date
1386-06-24
birth place
Abruzzo, Kingdom of Naples, Capestrano
canonized by
Pope Alexander VIII, Pope Benedict XIII
canonized place
Rome
death date
1456-10-23
death place
Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102), Syrmia, Kingdom of Hungary, Ilok
title
Confessor
venerated in
Catholic Church

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