John Joseph of the Cross, OFM (born Carlo Gaetano Calosinto; 15 August 1654 – 5 March 1739) was an Italian Catholic priest and professed member of the Order of Friars Minor who hailed from the island of Ischia.

Carlo Gaetano Calosirto was born on 15 August 1654 on the island of Ischia off the coast of Naples.

He entered the Order of Friars Minor in Naples before he turned sixteen and assumed the religious name of "John Joseph of the Cross".

[1] In 1702 the Italian convents were no longer dependent on the Spanish houses but were formed into a separate province.

[3] He desired those whom he restored to health to take some certain medicine that the cure might be attributed to a mere natural source and with regard to his own prophecies - which were numerous - he affected to judge from analogies and experiences.