John of Constantinople
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John of Constantinople (died 839) was an abbot of the Cathares Monastery, in Constantinople. He clashed with Emperor Leo the Armenian, who was instituting a policy of iconoclasm. John survived torture. He is considered a saint by the Catholic[1] and Eastern Orthodox[2] churches, and is celebrated by them respectively on April 18 and April 27.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Saint of the Day, April 27 at SaintPatrickDC.org. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ Orthodox Holiness :: Around the Church Year With St John
- ^ POMOG - Protection of the Mother of God Church, Rochester NY
- ^ (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Ὁμολογητής. 27 Απριλίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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