John of Réôme

Saint John of Réôme (Réomé, Reomay), a holy monk, was the founder of the monastery of Réôme in Gaul, and lived from 425 to 539, according to a Western calendar. He was born at Dijon and began as a hermit at Réôme. When disciples began to gather around him, he fled and became a monk at Lérins. There he learned the usages of Saint Macarius and, on his return to Réôme, lived by them, together with the monastery he founded.

Nothing else of his life is preserved in the sources at hand. He is commemorated on 28 January, by the Western calendar (new style). He is honored as a saint of the undivided Church.