Talk:Giovanni da Capistrano
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His body lies in the Croatian town Ilok.
Mission San Juan Capistrano in San Antonio, Texas is also named after him.
[edit] Question about dates
Is the the same John of Capostrano(1386 – 1456) who (according to the Book of Saints (ISBN ) was canonized in 1724 and whose feast is 23 October? I think that a little research may be in order.
—Ian Spackman 16:53, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Curious English romance
I ran into a quaint Middle English metrical romance called "Capystranus", dated 1515, and probably printed by Wynkyn de Worde. The romance recounts how Sir John Capystranus, together with an unknown Richard Morpath (an English knight) and John Black (a former Turk, maybe John Hunyadi) strikes back at the Sultan at Constantinople. Despite the gross inconsistencies between history and fiction, the relationship is pretty clear.
The romance is written in a pretty terse rhyme, with the usual focus on religion and violence.
This might need some extensive research, for which I unfortunately do not have the time nor resources at the moment. Someone will have fun with it.
erikcats 20:30, 14 April 2008 (CET)
