John IV (bishop of Naples)
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John IV (Italian: Giovanni d'Acquarola or Giovanni Scriba; died 17 December 849), also known as the Peacemaker and John the Serene,[1] was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Naples from 26 February 842 until his death.
He had the relics of Aspren translated to a chapel in the church of Santa Restituta in Naples.[2] He also assisted Duke Andrew II in negotiating the Pactum Sicardi, an economic treaty, with Sicard, Prince of Benevento.[3]
He was canonized after his death and is one of the patron saints of Naples. His feast day is 22 June.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "GIOVANNI Scriba, santo - Enciclopedia". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Sant' Aspreno di Napoli". Santi e Beati. 19 April 2002. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- ^ Skinner, Patricia (2013). Medieval Amalfi and Its Diaspora, 800–1250. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 114. ISBN 9780199646272.
- ^ Bunson, M. (2003). Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints. Our Sunday Visitor. p. 455. ISBN 978-1-931709-75-0.
- ^ The Book of Saints, St. Augustine's Abbey (Ramsgate, England), A. & C. Black, 1921, p. 151