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John Twenge

English saint

SaintUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandAugustiniansPre-congregation

Feast: 10 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
1319
Died
1379
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

John Twenge (Saint John of Bridlington, John Thwing, John of Thwing, John Thwing of Bridlington) (1320–1379) is an English saint of the 14th century. In his lifetime he enjoyed a reputation for great holiness and for miraculous powers. St John of Bridlington was commended for the integrity of his life, his scholarship, and his quiet generosity. He was the last English saint to be canonised before the English Reformation.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Wikidata Q938167 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — John Twenge (CC BY-SA)

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