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Our father among the saints '''John (Maximovitch), Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco''' (1896-1966), was a [[diocese|diocesan]] [[bishop]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] (ROCOR) who served widely from China to France to the United States.
He departed this life on [[June 19]] ([[Julian Calendar|O.S.]]) or [[July 2]] ([[Revised Julian Calendar|N.S.]]), 1966, and was officially [[glorification|glorified]] by the ROCOR Russian Orthodox Church Abroad on [[July 2]], 1994. His [[feast day]] is not yet celebrated by all Orthodox churches, though many will nonetheless refer to him with the title ''[[Blessed]]'' or even ''[[Saint]]''.
==Life==
==External links==
* [http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/johnmx1.htm Life and miracles of St. John Maximovich - By Bishop Alexander (Mileant)]
* [http://www.zeitun-eg.net/stcyril6/stjohnmaximovitch.exe St. John Maximovich: e-book for Windows® with Internet Explorer]