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St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco
Also known as: John Maximovitch
Holy Hierarch John, pray to God for us.
Brief Life Ascetic bishop who shepherded his flock through exile from China to America.
Feast Day(s) Jul 2
Rank / Type
HierarchWonderworker
Church Status
Clergy - BishopMonastic
Family / Life State
Single Adult
Commonly Asked Intercessions
TravelChildrenHealingProtection from Danger
Life Experience
Exile
Virtue
CharityLoveHumilityFaith
Region of Origin
Rus' / RussiaChinaNorth America
Tradition of Veneration
RussianNorth AmericanPan-OrthodoxGreek
Era Modern
Century 20th
Gender Male
Notes Incorrupt relics in San Francisco.
Works by the Saint
Sources Synaxarion