Saint John of Sahagún
| St. John of Sahagún, O.E.S.A. | |
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| Religious and priest | |
| Born | 24 June 1419 Sahagún, Province of Leon, Crown of Castile |
| Died | 11 June 1479 Salamanca, Province of Salamanca, Crown of Castile |
| Venerated in |
Roman Catholic Church (Order of St. Augustine and Diocese of Salamanca) |
| Beatified | 1601, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Clement VIII |
| Canonized | 16 October 1690, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Alexander VIII |
| Major shrine | Old Cathedral, Salamanca, Spain |
| Feast | 11 June 12 June (General Roman Calendar, 1729-1969) |
| Attributes | holding a Chalice and the Holy Host surrounded by rays of light |
| Patronage | Candon City |
John of Sahagún, O.E.S.A. (Spanish: Juan de Sahagún), (24 June 1419 – 11 June 1479) was a Spanish Augustinian friar and priest. He was a leading preacher regarding social behavior of his day. He has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.
John was born in the year 1419, at Sahagún (or San Facondo) in the Province of Leon. He was the oldest of the seven children of Juan González del Castrillo and Sancha Martínez, a wealthy family of the city.
González received his early education from the monks of the in his native city, a leading religious and educational center in the region known as the Cluny of Spain. He received the tonsure while still a youth, according to the custom of the times, after which his father procured for him the benefice of the neighboring parish of Tornillo. He was later introduced to Alfonso de Cartagena, the Bishop of Burgos (1435–1456), who was impressed by the bright, high-spirited boy. Cartagena had him educated at his own residence, gave him several prebends, ordained him a priest in the year 1445, and made him a canon at the Cathedral of Burgos.
Possessing all of these offices simultaneously caused González many qualms of conscience, as it was contrary to Church law. He soon resigned all, retaining only that of the Chapel of St. Agatha in a poor neighborhood of the city, where he said Mass, preached and the faith to the poor. He then began to lead a life of strict poverty and mortification.
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