JOHN OF THE GRATING

Saint John of the Grating
Saint John of the Grating
	John of the Grating, detail from Procession des saints de Bretagne [ fr] (1871–1876) by Alphonse Le Hénaff [ fr]
Bishop of Aleth
Born	1098; Brittany, France
Died	1163
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Canonized	1517 by Cultus confirmed by Pope Leo X
Feast	1 February

John of the Grating ( Latin: Johannes a Craticula, French: Jean de Châtillon; died 1163) was a Cistercian Bishop of Aleth. John was born in Brittany, in 1098 he joined Clairvaux,^[2] where he was professed by St. Bernard. He would go on to found Sainte-Croix de Guingamp and Saint-Jacques de Montfort Abbeys, after his appointment as Bishop in 1144.^[3] He was given the moniker of "Grating", due to the grating, or metal rails, surrounding his shrine.^[4]

References

^ Monks of Ramsgate. “John of the Grate”. Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 27 October 2013
^ Saint of the Day, February 1: John of the Grating Archived 2011-01-03 at the Wayback Machine SaintPatrickDC.org. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
^ Blessed John of the Grating Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine Patron Saint Index
^ St. John of the Grating Catholic Online

[1] Monks of Ramsgate. “John of the Grate”. Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 27 October 2013

[2] Saint of the Day, February 1: John of the Grating Archived 2011-01-03 at the Wayback Machine SaintPatrickDC.org. Retrieved 2012-03-07.

[3] Blessed John of the Grating Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine Patron Saint Index

[4] St. John of the Grating Catholic Online

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Saint John of the Grating
John of the Grating, detail from Procession des saints de Bretagne [ fr] (1871–1876) by Alphonse Le Hénaff [ fr]
Bishop of Aleth
Born	1098 Brittany, France
Died	1163^[1]
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Canonized	1517 by Cultus confirmed by Pope Leo X
Feast	1 February