The name 'John' masc. proper name, c.1160, from Gk. Ioannes, from Heb. Yohanan (in full y'hohanan) lit. "Jehovah has favored," from hanan "he was gracious." [1] As the name of John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, it is one of the most common Christian given names.
There are approximately 130 saints with this name, or a common variant. Listed in Orthodox Wiki we have:
January
- St. John the Forerunner (January 7)
- February 24 - First and Second discoveries of the head.
- May 25 - Third Finding of the Head of St. John the Forerunner
- June 24 - The Birth of St. John.
- July 23 - Synaxis of the Baptist, Gr. Σύναξις.
- August 29 - The Beheading of St. John, Gr. Απότομη Τιμ. Κεφαλής.
- September 23 - The Conception, Gr. Σύλληψις.
- October 12 - (Russian), transfer of hand to Gatchina
- St. John Calabytes, Gr. Καλυβίτης, "the Hut-dweller", (January 15);
- St. John the Martyr (January 22);
- St. John (January 26);
- St. John the Unmercenary (January 31), see also St. Cyrus.
February
- St. John the New-Martyr (February 3);
- St. John, Bishop of Irinoupolis (February 4);
- St. John (A) (February 6);
- St. John (B) (February 6);
- St. John of Thessaloniki, the New-Martyr (February 15);
- St. John III Scholasticus, Patriarch of Constantinople (February 21)
- St. John (February 23);
- St. John the "Kalfas", Gr. ο Κάλφας (February 26)
March
- St. John (Beverley) of England (March 7)
- St. John Climacus (March 30), author of "the Ladder" or "Climacus"
- St. John the Silent, Bishop of Colonia (March 30), also known as Hesychastes
April
- St. John the "Koulikas", Gr. ο Κουλικάς, New-Martyr (April 8);
- St. John the "Nafkliros", Gr. Ναύκληρος (April 8);
- St. John the Virgin-Martyr (April 12);
- St. John of Vilna (April 14), Russian
- St. John the Martyr (April 14);
- St. John of Ioannina, New-Martyr (April 18);
- St. John the Old-Lavritis, Gr. ο Παλαιολαυρίτης (April 20);
- St. John of Serbia (April 26);
- St. John the Confessor, Gr. ο Ομολογητής (April 27);
- St. John, Metropolitan of Thebes, Gr. Θηβών (April 29)
May
- Apostle John (May 8), also known as St. John the Theologian:
- February 15 - Synaxis.
- July 10 - Synaxis.
- September 26 - Repose, Gr. Μετάστασις.
June
- St. John the New of Suceava (June 2 and June 24)
- St John martyr of the Boxer-Rising, see Metrophanes Chi Sung (June 11);
- St. John the Soldier of Egypt (June 12);
- St. John, Bishop of Zihnon, Gr. Ζιχνών, (December 12), also known as Ioachim;
- St. John Θ', Patriarch of Constantinople (July 18), see also St. Stephanos.
July
- St. John the Russian Fool-for-Christ (July 3);
- St. John, Metropolitan of Chalcedon (July 18);
- St. John of Kiev, the long suffering (Russian) (July 18);
- St. John (July 21);
- St. John the Martyr (July 29);
- St. John the Soldier (July 29)
August
- St. John, Bishop of Ephesus (August 3);
- St. John, Bishop of Ephesus, the New (August 3);
- St. John the Confessor, Gr. ο Ομολογητής (August 3);
- St. John the Martyr (August 9);
- St. John, Patriarch of Constantinople (August 18);
- St. John the Karpathios, Gr. ο Καρπάθιος (August 25);
- St. John, Archbishop of Constantinople (August 25);
- St. John the Martyr (August 26);
- St. John, Patriarch of Constantinople (August 30)
September
- St. John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople (September 2)
- St. John the Hairy (September 3)
- St. John of Crete, the New-martyr (September 15)
- St. John the Confessor of Egypt (September 20), beheaded in Palestine, and with him 40 martyrs
- St. John the God-bearer, Gr. Θεοφόρος (September 20)
- St. John the Virgin Martyr (September 22)
October
- St. John the Chanter (October 1)
- St. John of Rila the Miracle-worker (October 19)
November
- St. John Chrysostom (November 13), Archbishop of Constantinople, also known as John of Antioch
- September 14
- January 27 - Relics.
- January 30 - Celebration of the Three Hierarchs
- St. John the Merciful (November 12)
December
- St. John the Hermit (December 2);
- St. John, Bishop of Kolonias, Gr. Κολωνίας, (December 3);
- St. John of Damascus (December 4)
- St. John, Bishop of Polivotou, Gr. Πολυβότου (December 4);
- St. John the Faster (Russian) (December 7);
- St. John of Kronstadt (December 20), Russian
- St. John the ράφτης, New-Martyr (December 20)
Triodion
- St. John Climacus (fourth Sunday of Great Lent), author of "the Ladder" or "Climacus"
Pentecost
- St. John of Athens, (4th ... Gr. 4η Διακαινησίμου)
- St. John the Virgin Martyr, (4th ... Gr. 4η Διακαινησίμου) and January 14)
- St. John the Kilikianos, Gr. ο Κιλικιανός (4th ... Gr. 4η Διακαινησίμου)
- St. John the Sabbaitis, Gr. ο Σαββαΐτης (4th ... Gr. 4η Διακαινησίμου)
No commemoration
- St. John De Montfort, no commemoration.
Notes
- ↑ OrthodoxWiki Note: God is Gracious"