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Title: St. John Grande Post by: CyrilSebastian on January 30, 2019, 07:37:13 PM John Roman was born on March 6, 1546 in Carmona near Seville.
He learned the merchant's trade in Seville. He returned to Carmona and opened a linen shop. He was not satisfied with that work. He quit the business when he was nineteen. He gave away his property and became a hermit. Title: Re: St. John Grande Post by: CyrilSebastian on February 12, 2019, 08:13:12 PM After he became a hermit, he called himself John Grande Pecador (Great Sinner).
He settled down in the city of Jerez de la Frontera where he took care of prisoners. Title: Re: St. John Grande Post by: CyrilSebastian on October 14, 2019, 09:20:03 PM St. John Grande won the trust of a rich married couple who provided him with funds for opening up a hospital in Jerez. Title: Re: St. John Grande Post by: CyrilSebastian on July 02, 2020, 12:08:15 PM St. John Grande helped women of the streets. He gathered dowries for them so they would be able to start a family and abandon life in sin. Title: Re: St. John Grande Post by: CyrilSebastian on May 13, 2022, 06:40:09 PM In 1574 John Grande affiliated his hospital with the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God and joined the order. Title: Re: St. John Grande Post by: CyrilSebastian on July 02, 2024, 06:27:08 PM John Grande founded a hospital of his own. He devoted it to the Blessed Virgin Mary with the name of "Our Lady of Candlemas". |