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(St. Johannes), founder of the Coenobite order of Vallombrosa (vallis umbrosa), in the Apennines, seven leagues from Florence. He died July 12, 1073, and was canonized by pope Celes-tine III in 1193. His life is in the Acta Sanctorum. — Mosheim, Ch. Hist. cent. 11, pt. ii, ch. ii, § 24; Jamieson, Legends of the Monastic Orders, p. 116 sq.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, 26:441; Herzog, Real-Encyklop. v, 406