GIOVANNI (Albinelli) of Sestola. - Capuchin spiritual writer of the Bologna province, secretary and biographer of Fr. Giambattista d'Este, formerly Alfonso III Duke of Modena. Born in Sestola (Modena) in 1582, he entered the Order on 28 May 1600 and died in Modena on 21 June 1646.
He promoted Eucharistic devotion by spreading the practice of the Forty Hours and the confraternity known as the “Sacchi” (1629). Principal works: *Instructione al ben morire*, *divisa in tre parti* (Innsbruck 1632); *Del cappuccino d'Este che fu nel secolo il ser.mo Alfonso III Duca di Modena* (Modena 1646). In the first he treats preparation for death; he explains how to assist the dying and those condemned to death; he proposes the spiritual exercises most necessary for every Christian who desires to live and die in the grace of God and for priests who visit the sick. In the second work he extols the virtues of the Capuchin duke, somewhat carried away by personal affection.