St. John Joseph of the Cross was born about the middle of the seventeenth century in the beautiful island of Ischia, near Naples. From his childhood he was the model of virtue, and in his sixteenth year he entered the Franciscan Order of the Strictest Observance, or Reform of St. Peter of Alcantara.

John Joseph of the Cross, OFM (born Carlo Gaetano Calosinto; 15 August 1654 – 5 March 1739) was an Italian Catholic priest and professed member of the Order of Friars Minor who hailed from the island of Ischia.

Franciscan superior of the Italian branch called the Franciscan­Alcantarines. Born Carlo Gaetano Calosirto on Ischia Island in 1654 , he was ordained in 1677. John served his order but was revered as a mystic and prophet. He died in Naples on March 1. …

In this earthly paradise a saint was born, Saint John Joseph of the Cross, on the feast of the Assumption of Our Blessed Lady in the year 1654. Saint John Joseph was a man who sacrificed himself to God in a life of rigorous penance and contempt of all earthly comforts.

Feb 3, 2025 · John Joseph was very ascetic even as a young man. He devoted himself even at his youngest years to a life of poverty and fasting. At 16 he joined the Franciscans in Naples; he was the first...

Mar 5, 2022 · Saint John Joseph of the Cross entered the Franciscan community at the age of 16. A humble man, he was asked to serve his community in a number of leadership roles, including provincial minister. Yet he retained his simplicity throughout …

John Joseph of the Cross, also known as Carlo Gaetano Calosirto, was an Italian priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor. He is recognized as a saint within the Roman Catholic Church. Born on August 15, 1654, in Ischia, Italy, he …

Born on the Island of Ischia, Southern Italy, 1654; d. 5 March, 1739. From his earliest years he was given to prayer and virtue. So great was his love of poverty that he would always wear the dress of the poor, though he was of noble birth.

Born on the Island of Ischia, Southern Italy, 1654; d. 5 March, 1739. From his earliest years he was given to prayer and virtue. So great was his love of poverty that he would always wear the dress of the poor, though he was of noble birth.

He adopted the name of John Joseph of the Cross, and on the feast of St. John the Baptist, in the year of our Lord 1671, he completed his edifying novitiate, and took the solemn vows of his order; whose holy founder, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Peter of …