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 Patrick's Church: Saints of April 27
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.