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John of Montemarano
Italian bishop and saint
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Feast: 14 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1001
Died
1095
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Montemarano in Campania, Saint John, bishop, who devoted himself with commitment and passion to helping the poor and to making his clergy holy.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 14 April as a bishop of Montemarano devoted to the poor and to the holiness of his clergy.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 14 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3768491 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.