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Capistrano Adult School
John of Capistrano (''Italian language, Italian'': San Giovanni da Capestrano, ''Hungarian language, Hungarian'': Kapisztrán János, ''Polish language, Polish'': Jan Kapistran, ''Croatian language, Croatian'': Ivan Kapistran) (24 June 1386 – 23 October 1456) was a Order of Friars Minor, Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the Italy, Italian town of Capestrano, Abruzzo. Famous as a preacher, theologian, and inquisitor, he earned himself the nickname “the Soldier Saint” when in 1456 at age 70 he led a crusade against the invading Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Belgrade (1456), siege of Belgrade with the Hungary, Hungarian military commander John Hunyadi. Elevated to sainthood, he is the patron saint of jurists and military chaplains, as well as the namesake of the Franciscan List of Spanish missions, missions Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano in Southern California and Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas), San Juan Capistrano in San Antonio, Texas. Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Roman Calendar
The General Roman Calendar is the liturgical calendar that indicates the dates of celebrations of saints and mysteries of the Lord (Jesus Christ) in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, wherever this liturgical rite is in use. These celebrations are a fixed annual date; or occur on a particular day of the week (examples are the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord in January and the Feast of Christ the King in November); or relate to the date of Easter (examples are the celebrations of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary). National and diocesan calendars, including that of the diocese of Rome itself as well as the calendars of religious institutes and even of continents, add other saints and mysteries or transfer the celebration of a particular saint or mystery from the date assigned in the General Calendar to another date. These liturgical calendars also indicate the degree or rank of each celebration: memorial (which can be merely optional), feast, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
