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John of Sahagún, OESA (Spanish: Juan de Sahagún), (c. 1430 – 11 June 1479) was a Spanish Augustinian friar and priest. He was a leading preacher of his day, and was known as a peacemaker and reconciler of enemies among the nobles and factions of Salamanca. He was declared a saint by the Catholic Church in 1690 by Pope Alexander VIII. (Full article...)

Attributes: holding a Chalice and the Holy Host surrounded by rays of light
Patronage: Candon City, Toledo, Cebu
See also: Gaspare Bertoni