Joannicius the Great
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Venerable Saint Joannicius the Great, in original Greek Ioannikios the Great ( 752, village Marikat, Bithynia
- † November 4, 846 in Antidium) - respected Byzantine
Christian saint
, sage
, theologian, prophet
and wonderworker, the hermit of Mount Olympus
(today known as Uludağ
, near ancient Prussa, modern Bursa, Turkey
), monk
and abbot. One of the greatest monks of Christian East.
His feast day is November 4 (in Catholic Church, new Gregorian calendar
) / November 17 (in Orthodox Church, old Julian calendar
)
Bithynia
Bithynia was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor, adjoining the Propontis, the Thracian Bosporus and the Euxine .-Description:...
- † November 4, 846 in Antidium) - respected Byzantine
Byzantine
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Christian saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
, sage
Wise old man
The wise old man is an archetype as described by Carl Jung, as well as a classic literary figure, and may be seen as a stock character...
, theologian, prophet
Prophet
In religion, a prophet, from the Greek word προφήτης profitis meaning "foreteller", is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people...
and wonderworker, the hermit of Mount Olympus
Uludag
Uludağ , the ancient Mysian Olympus, is a mountain in Bursa Province, Turkey, with an altitude of . It is a popular center for winter sports such as skiing, and a national park of rich flora and fauna...
(today known as Uludağ
Uludag
Uludağ , the ancient Mysian Olympus, is a mountain in Bursa Province, Turkey, with an altitude of . It is a popular center for winter sports such as skiing, and a national park of rich flora and fauna...
, near ancient Prussa, modern Bursa, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
), monk
Monk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
and abbot. One of the greatest monks of Christian East.
Miracles and spiritual gifts
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter...
) / November 17 (in Orthodox Church, old Julian calendar
Julian calendar
The Julian calendar began in 45 BC as a reform of the Roman calendar by Julius Caesar. It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year .The Julian calendar has a regular year of 365 days divided into 12 months...
)
Links and references
- The Venerable Joannicius (Ionikios) the Great: Icon, writings against iconoclasts and brief biography
- Joannicius the Great on OrthodoxWiki
- Venerable Joannicius the Great (OCAOCAThe Oca , is a starchy, edible tuber, grown in South America.OCA or Oca may also refer to:* Oca a tributary of the Ebro, Spain, having its source in the comarca of Montes de Oca.In business and politics:...
) - Ioannikos the Great (GOARCH)
- The Venerable Ioannicius the Great (Prologue of Ohrid)