Venerable (Monastic) · 6th century
John the Silent
Also known as John the Hesychast · John the Sabbaite
Bishop of Colonia who left his see for the monastic life and became a renowned hesychast at the Lavra of St. Savva in Palestine.
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Notes
Principal feast commonly Dec 3; commemorated Mar 30 in the OCA listing. Also commemorated Dec 3.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints