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St. John of God — The Man Who Lost Everything Twice and Built a Hospital With What Was Left
A man is being beaten in an asylum.
He is not there because he hurt someone. He is not there because he is dangerous.
He is there because he gave too much away.
That is where this story begins. And by the time it ends — this same man will have built something that is still saving lives in fifty-two countries today.
In this episode of Everyday Saints, host John O'Connor tells the real story of St. John of God — one of the most unknown, raw, and ultimately extraordinary saints in the history of the Catholic Church. A man who was kidnapped at eight years old, became a soldier who abandoned his…
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