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Joan Gilabert Jofré
Catholic priest
Servant of GodCrown of AragonOrder of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy
Born
1350
Died
1417
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Joan Gilabert Jofré (1364–1417), also known as Padre Jofré or Pare Jofré, was a member of the Christian religious Order of Mercy and the founder of what is claimed to be the first psychiatric care institution in Europe, in Valencia, Crown of Aragon, in medieval Spain.
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The miracles
Cause open
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q1710121 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Joan Gilabert Jofré (CC BY-SA)
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