John of Cologne
Saint John of Cologne | |
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| Religious, priest and martyr | |
| Born | Electorate of Cologne |
| Died | 9 July 1572 Brielle, Spanish Netherlands |
| Beatified | 14 November 1675 by Pope Clement X |
| Canonized | 29 June 1865 by Pope Pius IX |
| Major shrine | Bedevaarts Church, Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Feast | 9 July |
John of Cologne (Joannes van Hoornaar), was a friar and priest of the Dominican Order, born in the Electorate of Cologne, part of modern Germany. He later became a parish priest of Hoornaar, in the Spanish Netherlands.