Feast March 5
Saint John Joseph of the Cross
Religious, patron of Ischia · Feast March 5
Biography
John Joseph of the Cross, OFM was an Italian Catholic priest and professed member of the Order of Friars Minor who hailed from the island of Ischia. He had a reputation for austerity and for the gift of miracles and served as a novice master.
Feast day
March 5
Patronage
- Ischia
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
26 May 1839
Canonized by
Pope Gregory XVI
Feast month
3
Wikidata qid
Q1093725
Feast day of month
5