John of Capistrano
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Franciscan monk, catholic saint
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Why Is John of Capistrano Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, John of Capistrano, OFM was a Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the Italian town of Capestrano, Abruzzo. Famous as a preacher, theologian, and inquisitor, he earned himself the nickname "the Soldier Saint" when in 1456 at age 70 he led a Crusade against the invading Ottoman Empire at the siege of Belgrade with the Hungarian military commander John Hunyadi.
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