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John Scholasticus

Patriarch of Constantinople

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Feast: 31 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
503
Died
577
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

John Scholasticus or Scholastikos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Γ' ό Σχολαστικός, romanized: Iōánnēs ho Scholastikós; c. 503 – 31 August 577) was patriarch of Constantinople from 12 April 565 until his death on 31 August 577. He is also regarded as a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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  • John Climacus Saint
    “579 – 649), also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaites, was a 6th–7th century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai.” — Wikipedia
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