Venerable
John the Syrian
A monk from Syria who lived in ascesis at Pinna in Italy.
- Feast
- March 19old style April 1
- Era
- 6th century
- Place
- Pinna
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Venerable John the Syrian was a monk from Syria who settled in the sixth century at Pinna near Spoleto in Italy. There he was for forty-four years abbot of a large community of hermits. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 19 March (new style; 1 April in the old style).
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