St. John of God is known for founding the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God (the Brothers Hospitallers), a Roman Catholic religious order of brothers dedicated to nursing the poor and the sick. Born in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, in 1495, he had been a shepherd and soldier but became so moved by the sermons of the mystic John of Ávila that he decided to follow in his example. He founded his order in 1537 in Granada, Spain, and it was approved by Pope Sixtus V in 1586, after John’s death.
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