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Saint John the Faster: Quick Facts

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Born c.550
Died September 2, 595 • Istanbul • Turkey
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Saint Methodius
Christian theologian
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Sergius of Resaina
Syrian theologian
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Saint Cyril
Christian theologian
Leo III
Leo III
Byzantine emperor
Pope Innocent IV
Innocent IV
pope
Photius, lead seal; in the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.
Saint Photius
patriarch of Constantinople
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Michael VIII Palaeologus
Byzantine emperor
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St. Gregory Palamas
Greek theologian
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Jonah I
American Orthodox archbishop and metropolitan
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St. John of Damascus
Christian saint
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Eutyches
Orthodox abbot
Archbishop Makarios III.
Makarios III
bishop and president of Cyprus
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Theodore Ascidas
Greek monk-theologian
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Maximus The Greek
Greek Orthodox monk and scholar
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Saint Anastasius Sinaita
theologian
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Theodosius Of Alexandria
Egyptian patriarch
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Euthymius I
Orthodox patriarch
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Isidore Of Kiev
Greek Orthodox patriarch
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Saint Theophilus of Alexandria
Egyptian theologian
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Demetrius Cydones
Byzantine scholar and statesman