Johannes von Gott

Description

John of God monument by Angelo Bartolotti from the year 1936 at the Johannes-von-Gott-Platz in the 2nd district of Vienna. John of God (1495-1550) was a Portuguese religious and the founder of the Order of the Merciful Brothers of St. John of God. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and is the patron saint of hospitals, the sick and nurses.