All Religious Medals are Customizable. We can change the spelling, your language, names
etc,
ex: change "Pray for Us" to "Pray For Me". Just let us know in "special instructions"
if you would like it for a charm bracelet, request a split ring instead of a bail in the
"special instructions"
Saint John of God (Spanish: San Juan de Dios; Portuguese: So Joo de Deus; March 8, 1495 March 8, 1550) was a
Portuguese-born friar and saint, who has become one of Spain's leading religious figures.
St. John of God was born Joo Cidade in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, into a once prominent family that was
impoverished
but had great religious faith. His mother died when he was only a small child, and his father joined a monastic
order.
As a young man, St. John worked as a shepherd for a farmer, who was very pleased with his strength and diligent
work.
John had an offer to marry the farmer's daughter and become heir to the property; he refused because he wanted
to
pursue a spiritual life in the name of the Lord.
He moved to Spain, where he served as a heroic soldier under the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and fought in a
few
battles. After many heroic exploits, he worked disseminating religious books, using the recent Gutenberg
moveable-
type printing press to provide people with the word of the Lord.
He experienced a major spiritual conversion on Saint Sebastian's day (January 20), while listening to a sermon
by
Saint John of vila, the man who was later to become his spiritual mentor and would encourage him in his quest
to
improve the life of the poor. He then went temporarily into what appeared to be a state of madness brought on
by the
Lord and was subsequently thrown into the madhouse, where he recovered after a visit from Blessed John of vila
and
realized that the poor and needy deserved better treatment than he had received. He decided to devote the rest
of his
life to caring for the sick and the poor.
Settling in Granada, Spain, he expended all of his energy caring for the neediest people of the city. Slowly he
drew
to himself a dedicated circle of disciples, who felt called to join him in this service. St. John organized his
followers into the Order of Hospitallers, now better known as the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God, who
care
for the sick in countries around the world. One mark of honor to his labors is that this order has been
officially
entrusted with the medical and dental care of the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, earthly head of the Roman Catholic
Church
in Vatican City, Rome, Italy.
He died on March 8, 1550, his 55th birthday. He was canonized by Pope Alexander VIII in 1690, and later named
the
patron saint of hospitals, the sick, nurses, firefighters, alcoholics, and booksellers. St. John's feast day is
commemorated on March 8.
Item can be engraved with message, names, dates or monogram.
Engraving doesn't delay your shipment.
Available in Yellow Gold Plated &14K Yellow or White Gold, or Sterling Silver
Is a Chain Included? You can choose which chain to add to your order when checking out
Pendant Bail - fits up to 4mm chain. We can make bail larger, just let us know in the special instructions upon ordering
All Sterling Silver is protected with a tarnish resistance to help it last for years without tarnishing.
