John of La Verna | |
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Religious | |
Born | 1259 Fermo, March of Ancona, Papal States |
Died | 10 August 1322 La Verna, Province of Arezzo, Republic of Florence | (aged 62–63)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 24 June 1880 by Pope Leo XIII |
Feast | 9 August |
John of Fermo, more often called John of La Verna, from his time spent on that mountain (1259 – 10 August 1322) was an Italian Franciscan friar, who was a noted ascetic and preacher.