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John of Constantinople

John of Constantinople

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For other uses, see Patriarch John of Constantinople.

John of Constantinople (died 839) was an abbot of the Cathares Monastery, in Constantinople. He clashed with Emperor Leo the Armenian, who was instituting a policy of iconoclasm. John survived torture. He is considered a saint by the Catholic[1] and Eastern Orthodox[2] churches, and is celebrated by them respectively on 18 April and 27 April.[3][4]

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  1. [1]
    Saint of the Day, April 27 at SaintPatrickDC.org. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  2. [2]
    Orthodox Holiness:: Around the Church Year With St John
  3. [3]
    POMOG - Protection of the Mother of God Church, Rochester NY
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    (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Ὁμολογητής. 27 Απριλίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.



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