John IV
bishop of Naples
Feast: 22 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
John IV (Italian: Giovanni d'Acquarola or Giovanni Scriba; died 17 December 849), also known as the Peacemaker and John the Serene, was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Naples from 26 February 842 until his death.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Claudius of Besançon Saint“He was then elected to succeed as the twelfth abbot at Condat at the age of 34 in 641 or 642, during the pontificate of Pope John IV.” — Wikipedia
- Flannán Saint“He made a pilgrimage to Rome where Pope John IV consecrated him as the first Bishop of Killaloe, of which he is the Patron Saint.” — Wikipedia
- Fortunatus Saint“Fortunatus' remains were translated by bishop John IV into the old Naples Cathedral in the 9th century.” — Wikipedia
- Saint Waldebert Saint“He also gained from Pope John IV the independence of his community from episcopal control and increased the size and prosperity of the monastery's territories and buildings.” — Wikipedia
- Venantius of Delminium Saint“Originally buried in Dalmatia, his body was brought to Rome by Pope John IV in 640 and his relics, with other three local saints Domnius, Maurus and Anastasius, were in the baptistery of the Lateran Basilica - in Chapel of San Venanzio, which also contains a mosaic of them.” — Wikipedia
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- English Wikipedia — John IV (bishop of Naples) (CC BY-SA)
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