John of Constantinople

John of Constantinople (died 839), also known as John the Confessor,[1] was an abbot of the Cathares Monastery, in Constantinople. He clashed with the Byzantine Emperor Leo the Armenian, who was instituting a policy of iconoclasm. John survived torture for his iconodulism. He is considered a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church[2] and the Roman Catholic Church,[3] and is celebrated by them on 27 April and 18 April respectively.[1][4]

John of Constantinople
Confessor of the Faith, Venerable
BornIrinoupolis
Died839
Aphousia (now modern-day Avşa, Turkey)
Honored inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Feast27 April (Eastern Orthodox)
19 April (Roman Catholic)

References

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  1. ^ a b "www.synaxaristis - ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ". www.synaxarion.gr. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  2. ^ Orthodox Holiness:: Around the Church Year With St John
  3. ^ Saint of the Day, April 27 at SaintPatrickDC.org. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  4. ^ "POMOG - Protection of the Mother of God Church, Rochester NY". archive.ph. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2024-08-16.