John Gualbert
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John Gualbert | |
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Fresco by Neri di Bicci, Santa Trìnita di Firenze in Firenze |
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Born | 985 |
Died | 1073 |
Canonized | 1193 by Pope Celestine III |
Feast | July 12 |
Patronage | forest workers; foresters; park services; parks |
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John Gualbert, also known as Giovanni Gualbert or John Gualberto. Part of the Visdomini family of Florentine nobility. Against his family opposition, he became a Benedictine monk at San Miniato del Monte monastery.