Giovanni Saziari
Giovanni Saziari, also known as John Saziari or Joannes Saziari (1327 - 21 April 1371) was an Italian Roman Catholic farmer from the Province of Pesaro and Urbino. He was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order. Saziari was noted in his lifetime for his healing gifts and was known for remaining celibate and childless though married.
Saziari's beatification received confirmation from Pope John Paul II on 9 December 1980 after his 'cultus' (or popular following and devotion) was approved. His feast is on 21 April, the date of his death.
In the Martyrology
- April 21 Blessed Giovanni Saziari, religious of the Third Order of Saint Francis