John the Prophet
Christian anchorite and abbot of Merosala, venerated as a prophet and teacher of Dorotheus of Gaza
Feast: 11 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
John the Prophet, known also as Venerable John, was an Eastern Christian hermit of the Monastery of Seridus and teacher of Dorotheus of Gaza. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Barsanuphius of Palestine Saint Teacher“Together with John the Prophet, they gave spiritual direction and advice to a variety of people in the region through letters, of which over 850 have been preserved and influenced especially Orthodox monasticism.” — Wikipedia
- Dorotheus of Gaza Saint“John the Prophet, known also as Venerable John, was an Eastern Christian hermit of the Monastery of Seridus and teacher of Dorotheus of Gaza.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q3816820 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John the Prophet (CC BY-SA)
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