Blessed John Tentialbene

In a short time, through obedience, prayer, and contempt for the world and for himself, he attained a high degree of perfection. What stimulated him was the desire to reach the holiness of the Bl essed Juniper, who wa bienheureux Junipérus Religious figure famous for his miracles, mentor and friend of Jean Tentialbene. s living at that time and was already famous for his good works and miracles. He declared himself his disciple, and through his religious zeal, if he did not manage to equal him, he at least won his friendship.

John was, moreover, a model of all virtues. It seemed that an order from his superiors gave him wings; at the slightest word, he did not walk, he flew. His patience, in physical or moral suffering, was the admiration of all the religious; he was sent to the convents where life was the hardest and most painful, and he rejoiced in it as an incomparable happiness. His brothers, to mortify him, subjected him to trials from which he always emerged with honor; it is thus that, with a word, the blessed Juniper made him laugh or cry, set to work or rest, speak or keep silent.

God gave this good brother the power to perform miracles. Among other miraculous healings, he is cited for that of a leper and that of a blind man.

Blessed John spent the final years of his life at the convent of Alviano, not far from Todi; it was there that he prepared for the great journey of eternity through a redoubling of austerities and good works. He fell asleep in the Lord in 1255, and his death was signaled by brilliant miracles. Blessed Juniper mourned the one who had been his brother and his friend. "Since this holy man is no more," he cried out, "there is nothing good left on earth; the whole world should weep for him; if I did not fear being taken for a madman, I would go straight to the tomb of my brother John Tentialbene, I would take his head Jean Tien-ti-al-bene A 13th-century lay brother from Todi, known for his obedience and miracles. where so many virtues sprouted, I would divide it in two, I would eat one part and drink the other." And, turning to his brothers, he added: "We have just lost a religious full of virtues, but, at the same time, we have acquired an advocate and a father in heaven."

Acta Sanctorum Acta Sanctorum Monumental hagiographic collection by the Bollandists. .