Information: St. John of God
| Feast Day: | March 8 |
| Born: |
March 8, 1495, Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal |
| Died: | March 8, 1550, Granada, Spain |
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Canonized: |
October 16, 1690, Rome by Pope Alexander VIII |
| Patron of: | alcoholics; bookbinders; dying people; firefighters; heart patients; hospital workers; publishers; sick people |