# Jeremiah of Wallachia

> Jeremiah of Wallachia was a Romanian-born Capuchin lay brother who spent his entire adult life serving as an infirmarian of the Order in Italy. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 30 October 1983, the first of his nation to be so honored. Born Ion Costist or Ioan (John) Costişte, he emigrated to Naples during his adolescence. Also known as Geremia from Wallachia, he became noted for his careful attention to the merciful works and to the care of the poor. His vision of the Blessed Mother resulted in one of the best known images created of him.

*Italian Capuchin friar (1556-1625)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/jeremiah-of-wallachia

## Identity
- **Born:** 1556-06-29
- **Died:** 1625-03-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.4 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 35.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Geremia_da_Valacchia)
- [ارميا من والاشيا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D9%85%D9%86_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A7)
- [Jeremiáš z Valachie](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremi%C3%A1%C5%A1_z_Valachie)
- [Jeremiah of Wallachia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_of_Wallachia)
- [Jérémie de Valachie](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A9r%C3%A9mie_de_Valachie)
- [Geremia da Valacchia](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geremia_da_Valacchia)
- [Jeremiasz z Wołoszczyzny](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiasz_z_Wo%C5%82oszczyzny)
- [Jeremias da Valáquia](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremias_da_Val%C3%A1quia)
- [Ieremia Valahul](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ieremia_Valahul)
- [Иеремия Валах](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%85)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6181021)

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