
St. John of Capistrano in Vienna

by Pablo Lopez
Title
St. John of Capistrano in Vienna
Artist
Pablo Lopez
Medium
Photograph - Digital Image
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Behind St. Stephen's cathedral in Vienna, we can see the monument to St. John of Capistrano.
Saint John of Capistrano 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 Hungary, 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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March 2nd, 2015
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