John of Capistrano
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John of Capistrano, OFM 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
Illumination depicting St. John of Capistrano (c. 1470)
San Giovanni di Capistrano, by Santi Buglioni c. 1550
Statue of John of Capistrano in Budapest, Hungary
Painting in St. John of Capistrano Church in Ilok, Croatia, where he was buried
San Juan Capistrano is a city in southern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 35,253 at the 2020 Census.
John of Capistrano
…eponym of two Spanish missions founded by the Franciscan friars in the north of the then-Spanish Americas: Mission San Juan Capistrano in present-day San Juan Capistrano, California, and another Mission San Juan Capistrano just outside the city center of present-day San Antonio, Texas. He is the patron saint of military chaplains…
2019 Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano 2
San Juan Capistrano station California panoramio
Jewel of the Missions
2019 Provincial Building, San Juan Capistrano