John of Crete

Holy Venerable John of Crete is commemorated in the Greek calendar on 20 September (new style), together with Saint Meletius, Bishop of Sitia, as an ascetic of the island of Crete.

The list of the day enters both among the venerable saints of that day. About John the sources consulted say nothing more: neither the place of his ascetic life on the island nor the time. What remains is his name kept in the calendar and the memory of a monk of Crete.