St. John was called Giovanni (which is Italian for John) when he was born. His mom and dad did not follow Jesus. His brother was killed by one of Giovanni’s friends, and this made him and his dad very mad. Giovanni was so mad that he wanted to kill the man who killed his brother. When he had the chance to kill him, his friend begged Giovanni to forgive him for the love of Jesus, who died for us. Even though it was very hard, Giovanni walked away from him and found a Church. At the Church he knelt in front of the cross and asked Jesus to forgive him for hating the man who killed his brother. The statue of Jesus on the cross, bowed down to him, and said that he was forgiven. From that moment Giovanni believed in God and gave his whole life to Jesus. He joined the Benedictine monks and later started his own community of monks, who spent their time helping the poor.
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