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Ioannes Didak
Lay brother of the Order of Friars Minor, martyr at Prague
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Born
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unknown
Died
1611
Beatified
13 October 2012
by Benedict XVI
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Ioannes Didak was a lay brother born in Germany, who died thrown headlong from the church tower together with his brethren Gaspar and Iacobus. He was one of Frederick Bachstein and thirteen companions of the Order of Friars Minor killed at Prague on 15 February 1611, and was beatified on 13 October 2012 by Benedict XVI.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was thrown from the church tower with two of his brethren.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 105 (2013), p. 770 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2012
- Wikidata R12dccdf4 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.