John the Prophet | |
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Monk and Abbot | |
Died | c. 543 |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | 6 February |
Influences | Barsanuphius |
Influenced | Seridus of Gaza, Dorotheus of Gaza |
John the Prophet, known also as Venerable John, was an eastern christian hermit of the monastery of Seridus and teacher of Dorotheus of Gaza.[1] He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches