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]

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