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John was a Benedictine monk. He lived with such austerity that it brought on the enmity of his brothers who felt he was setting a standard that they could not meet, making them look bad, and drawing attention to himself. He was became a monk at Montevergine Abbey under the spiritual direction of his friend Saint William of Vercelli, its founder. He was a poopular preacher in Bari, Italy. He also founded the Saint Mary of Pulsano Abbey at Pulsano, Italy where he served as abbot, and from which grew a new congregation.
Born
- c.1070 at Matera, Basilicata region, Italy
Died
- 1139 at Pulsano, Italy of natural causes
- buried in a niche in a cave in the church at Saint Mary of Pulsano Abbey
- relics translated to Matera Cathedral in 1830
- relics enshrined in a new sarcophagus in 1939
Canonized - 1177 by Pope Alexander III
Representation
- abbot driving away the devil with a rod
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-john-of-pulsano/
