John of Constantinople

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

Notes

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