Feast March 8
Saint John of God
Religious founder, patron of the sick · Feast March 8
Biography
Saint John of God (1495-1550), after a dramatic conversion in Granada, devoted his life to caring for the sick and the poor, founding the Brothers Hospitallers. Canonized in 1690, he is a patron of hospitals, nurses, and the dying.
Feast day
March 8
Patronage
- the sick
- hospitals
- nurses
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
3
Feast day of month
8