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Feast · November 12

John the Almsgiver

holy hierarch7th century

The Life

John the Almsgiver was a holy hierarch (bishop) of the Orthodox Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar. The Church remembers the holy bishops as those who shepherded the people of God in faithfulness to Christ and the apostles, often at great personal cost. A more complete account of this saint's life and ministry will be added soon.