Venerable John the Hermit
Armenian saint
Feast: 29 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Venerable John the Hermit began his ascetic life at a young age according to records. He was born in the fourth century in Armenia to Juliana, a devout Eastern Orthodox Christian mother. John was the spiritual son of St. Pharmutius who discipled him for a time. Eventually, John chose to enter into a greater solitude, taking abode in the depths of a dry well where Pharmutius would bring him bread daily; bread provided by an angel according to sacred tradition.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q7919694 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John the Hermit (Armenian) (CC BY-SA)
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