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Who is the patron saint of military chaplains and jurists?

   St. Augustine
   St. Helen
   St. John of Capistrano
   St. Paul of the Cross

Your answer was: St. John of Capistrano.
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Answer: John of Capistrano is the patron saint of military chaplains and jurists. 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.

See also:  •  Anonymous St. John Capistrano Vatican Notes, Volume 09, Issue 1, 1960, Pages 7-8
 •  Anonymous St. John Of Capistrano Vatican Notes, Volume 05, Issue: 2, 1956, Page: 1-2


John of Capistrano - Scott #214-215 (1956)



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