Saint John the Russian
Pious, Confessor of the Faith
Born 1690
Ukraine, Russian Empire
Died June 9, 1730
Ürgüp, Turkey
Honored in Eastern Orthodoxy
Major shrine Church of Saint John the Russian in Prokopion, Euboea, Greece
Feast June 9/May 27
Saint John the Russian (Russian: Иоанн Русский) (1690 - May 27 (N.S. June 9), 1730) is one of the most renowned saints in the Greek Orthodox Church. Being a prisoner of war and a slave to a Turkish Agha, he became famous and respected even by his Muslim master for his humility, steadiness in faith and benevolence. His holy relics are undecayed and wonder-working; there are evidences that this saint particularly helps sick children and those who suffer from cancer.
