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Corrected section on John's relation to non-Chalcedonians, based on my own research.
John took care of spiritual as well as bodily nourishment and in meals and other gatherings in the patriarchal palace would only converse on the Scriptures or other spiritual topics. He also patronized the learned wanderers St. [[Sophronius of Jerusalem|Sophronius]], future patriarch of Jerusalem, and [[John Moschus]], author of the ''[[Leimonarion]]'' (Spiritual Meadow).
John stood out has been considered an example of religious tolerance during the divisive Christological disputes of Late Antiquity, but the evidence for this is mostly negative, as he is not presented in his time for his meekness and tolerance toward [[Non-Chalcedonians]] and Life as using violence to impose Chalcedonian Orthodoxy. The belief that he is actually venerated as a saint in the [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic]] and [[Church of Ethiopia|Ethiopian]] churchesseems to be mistaken. Despite It is clear from his eschewal of violence Life that he was a firm supporter of Chalcedonian doctrine and that he used the theological ability of men such as Sophronius and John Moschus in defending to defend and promoting promote it. As a result of his mix of gentleness and persuasion, efforts the number of Chalcedonians Chalcedonian churches in the city increased ten-fold during his reign, according to his Life.
==Departure from Alexandria and death==
