The most famous miracle associated with the 16th-century Portuguese religious founder St. John of God is his rescue of patients from a hospital in Granada, Spain, during a fire. According to legend, John carried all the patients to safety, one by one, without suffering any effects of the fire himself. For this reason, he is venerated as a patron saint of firefighters.
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