John the Russian
Ukrainian saint
Feast: 9 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
John the Russian (Russian: Иоанн Русский; c. 1690 – 9 June [O.S. 27 May] 1730) was a Russian Orthodox slave who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Being a prisoner of war and a slave to a Turkish Ağa, he became famous and respected even by his Muslim master for his humility, steadiness in faith and benevolence. His holy relics are claimed to be incorrupt and wonderworking; there are traditions that this saint particularly helps sick children and those who suffer from cancer.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q377469 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John the Russian (CC BY-SA)
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