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Jean d'Espagne
Carthusian monk of the 12th century, blessed of the Catholic Church
BlessedResearchedCarthusian Order
Born
1123
Died
1160
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
In the Charterhouse of Le Reposoir in Burgundy, in present-day France, Blessed Jean d'Espagne, monk, who wrote the statutes for the nuns of the Carthusian Order.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 25 June as a Carthusian monk of Le Reposoir who wrote the statutes for the Carthusian nuns.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 25 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2400256 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.