Feast June 11
Saint John of Sahagún
Religious · Feast June 11
Biography
John of Sahagún, OESA, was a Spanish Augustinian friar and priest. He was a leading preacher of his day, and was known as a peacemaker and reconciler of enemies among the nobles and factions of Salamanca. He was declared a saint by the Catholic Church in 1690 by Pope Alexander VIII.
Feast day
June 11
Birth date
c. 1430
Death date
1479-06-11
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
16 October 1690
Canonized by
Pope Alexander VIII
Feast month
6
Wikidata qid
Q773586
Feast day of month
11