Blessed John Garbella
Blessed John Garbella (born c. 1390 AD in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy; died c. 1450 AD in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy) was an Italian Catholic Augustinian friar from Pavia, Lombardy, known for his holiness, preaching, and contemplative life. He was beatified by confirmed local cult. His feast day is August 26.
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| Blessed John Garbella | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | August 26 |
| Profession | Italian Catholic Augustinian friar; born Pavia Lombardy c. 1390; Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine (OESA); holiness preaching and contemplative life in Pavia; died Pavia c. 1450; beatified confirmed local cult; feast August 26 |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine (Augustinians; OESA); 15th-century Pavian Augustinian tradition; Pavia; Lombardy; Italy; University of Pavia context |
| Patronage | Pavia; Lombardy; Italy; Augustinian friars; preachers; university city Catholics; Ticino River; Certosa di Pavia tradition |
| Attributes | Augustinian black habit and leather belt; August 26 feast; Pavia setting; Ticino River and Po confluence; Certosa di Pavia Charterhouse; university towers; Augustinian heart-flame symbol |
| Birthplace | Pavia, Lombardy, Italy |
| Death Place | Pavia, Lombardy, Italy |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died c. 1450 in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy; Blessed John Garbella (Italian: Beato Giovanni Garbella da Pavia OESA) was an Italian Catholic Augustinian friar; born Pavia Lombardy c. 1390; Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine (Augustinians; OESA); holiness preaching and contemplative life in Pavia; died Pavia c. 1450; beatified confirmed local cult; feast August 26 |
| Primary Shrine | Pavia, Lombardy, Italy; feast August 26 |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; August 26 feast locally in Pavia and in the Augustinian Order |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
John Garbella was born c. 1390 in Pavia, Lombardy. He entered the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine (Augustinians) and lived as a friar in Pavia, devoting himself to preaching and the contemplative life in this university city on the Ticino River.
He lived during the Visconti and early Sforza period in Lombardy, when Pavia was a significant intellectual center.
He died c. 1450 in Pavia. His feast day is August 26.
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Birth location: Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
Death location: Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
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