John Leonardi

Saint

Giovanni Leonardi

OMD
Priest
Born1541
Diecimo, Lucca, Republic of Lucca
DiedOctober 9, 1609(1609-10-09) (aged 67–68)
Rome, Papal States
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified10 November 1861, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius IX
Canonized17 April 1938, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI
Major shrineSanta Maria in Campitelli, Italy
Feast9 October
AttributesPriest's cassock
Rule of the Order
Quill
Mortar and pestle
Patronage

John Leonardi, OMD (Italian: Giovanni; 1541 – 9 October 1609) was an Italian Catholic priest and the founder of the Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca.

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