John of Tufara (Italian: Giovanni da Tufara) also known as John the Hermit (Italian: Giovanni Eremita; 1084 – 14 November 1170) was an Italian hermit, monastery founder, and saint in the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of his birth town Tufara and of Foiano di Val Fortore where he died.[1]
John of Tufara | |
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 Statue of John of Tufara in the church of San Giovanni Eremita a Gualdo Mazzocca | |
| Protector of Foiano di Val Fortore (Prottetore di Foiano di Val Fortore) | |
| Born | 1084 Tufara, Duchy of Apulia and Calabria (located in modern Italy) |
| Died | 14 November 1170 Foiano di Val Fortore, Kingdom of Sicily |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 28 August 1221 |
| Feast | 14 November |
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- ^ "Comune di Foiano di Val Fortore" [Commune of Foiano di Val Fortore] (in Italian). Comuni di Italia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.