Saint John of the Grating Biography
Saint John of the Grating Profile. Born: 1098 AD in France, Europe. Worked in France. Died: 1163 AD in France. Feast Day is celebrated on February 1.
Saint John of the Grating Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | 1098 AD |
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| Country of Birth | France of Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Bishops |
| Profession | priesthood |
| Place of Work | France |
| Date of Death | 1163 AD |
| Place of Death | France |
| Feast Day | February 1 |
| Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pope Leo X in 1517 |
| Patron Saint of | N/A |
St. John of the Grating Biography
Saint John was a Benedictine Cistercian monk at Clairvaux Abbey, serving under Saint Bernard. He was also an Abbot at Guingamp, France, and founder and abbot of monasteries at Buzay and Bégard in Brittany ( modern France).
He was known to be an able administrator who was always fair and just with his brother monks. He was later made the Bishop of Aleth (modern Saint-Servan, France) from 1144, that was later moved to Saint-Malo. De Craticula. (of the Grating) part of his name is derived from the metal railings that surround his shrine.
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