John Colombini, Blessed

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• Bl. John Colombini —     Blessed John Colombini     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Blessed John Colombini     Founder of the Congregation of Jesuati; b. at Siena, Upper Italy, about 1300; d. on the way to Acquapendente, 31 July, 1367. There was nothing in his early life… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Jesuati — The Jesuati (Jesuates) were a religious order founded by Giovanni Colombini of Siena in 1360. The order was initially called Clerici apostolici Sancti Hieronymi (Apostolic Clerics of Saint Jerome)[1] because of a special veneration for St. Jerome …   Wikipedia

• Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 14th century — A list of 14th century saints: Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Blessed James of Bevagna 1220   1301   Gertrude the Great 1256   1302   Blessed Andrew Segni (of Anagni)   …   Wikipedia

• IHS Monogram —     IHS     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► IHS     A monogram of the name of Jesus Christ. From the third century the names of our Saviour are sometimes shortened, particularly in Christian inscriptions (IH and XP, for Jesus and Christus). In the next …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Italian literature — is literature written in the Italian language, particularly within Italy. It may also refer to literature written by Italians or in Italy in other languages spoken in Italy, often languages that are closely related to modern Italian. Early… …   Wikipedia