Hierarch · 7th century
Saint John the Merciful Patriarch of Alexandria
Also known as John the Almsgiver
A widower who became Patriarch of Alexandria and was famed for radical almsgiving and tireless care for the poor.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints