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John I of Syracuse
bishop of Syracuse
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Feast: 23 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
At Syracuse, Saint John, bishop, whose moral conduct, sense of justice, wisdom, prudent counsel and dedication to the tasks of the Church were praised by Pope Saint Gregory the Great.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 23 October as a bishop of Syracuse praised by Pope Gregory the Great.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 23 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q112691646 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.