Saint John Cantius

Saint John Cantius

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Description / Title of the Saint : Pilgrim

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Memorial Day / Feast Day of Saint John Cantius: October 20
Description / Title of the Saint : Pilgrim
Date of Birth: Saint John Cantius was born 1403
Date of Death: Saint John Cantius died 1473

The Story and History of Saint John Cantius

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Saint John was born at Kenty in Poland in 1403, and studied at Cracow with great ability, industry, and success, while his modesty and virtue drew all hearts to him. He was for a short time in charge of a parish; but he shrank from the burden of responsibility, and returned to his life of professor at Cracow. There for many years he lived a life of unobtrusive virtue, self-denial, and charity. His love for the Holy See led him often in pilgrimage to Rome, on foot and alone, and his devotion to the Passion drew him once to Jerusalem, where he hoped to win a martyr's crown by preaching to the Turks. He died in 1473, at the age of seventy.

Feast Day of Saint John Cantius
The Feast Day of Saint John Cantius is October 20. The origin of Feast Days: most saints have specially designated feast days and are associated with a specific day of the year and these are referred to as the saint's feast day. The feast days first arose from the very early Christian custom of the annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths at the same time celebrating their birth into heaven.

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