John the Iberian

John the Iberian

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name= Saint John the Iberian
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death_date=~1002 AD
feast_day= July 12
venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church


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birth_place= Georgia
death_place=Mount Athos
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John the Iberian [The name refers to Caucasian Iberia, and not to the Iberian Peninsula.] (also "John the Georgian, John the Hagiorite, John Iweron") (d. ca. 1002) was a Georgian monk, who is venerated as a saint. A member of the Georgian nobility, he was married and served as a military commander. However, he later became a monk in Bithynia and then traveled to Constantinople to rescue his son, Euthymius the Illuminator ("Euthymius Opplyseren"). Euthymius had been held as a hostage by the emperor.

John and his son attracted many followers, so they both retired to the monastery of Saint Athanasius on Mount Athos. They founded Iviron monastery with the help of John’s brother-in-law, John Thornikos, a retired general. John served as the first abbot of Iviron.

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* [http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintj7o.htm Saint John the Georgian]
* [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4002 St. John the Iberian]


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