Venerable Martyr
John of Monagria
A monk of Monagria, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
Life
Holy Venerable Martyr John of Monagria, a hegumen, was thrown into the sea in the time of the iconoclast emperor Constantine Copronymus, in the year 761. The Azbyka page gives no further details. His commemoration is kept on 17 June, according to the Greek calendar. A note on the page says that he is not included in the present calendar of the Russian Church.
Commemorated the same day June 4
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