Joannicius the Great
Byzantine saint
Feast: 4 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Joannicius the Great or Ioannikios (Greek: Όσιος Ιωαννίκιος ο Μέγας; born 762, Bithynia - November 4, 846 in Antidium) was a Byzantine Christian saint, sage, theologian and prophet. Well known for his devoted asceticism and defense of icon veneration, Joannicius spent the majority of his life as a hermit on Mysian Olympus, near what is today Bursa, Turkey. Joannicius lived during the reign of Emperor Theophilos, a noted iconoclast, which contrasted with Joannicius's embrace of icon veneration. Icon veneration was later restored to the Byzantine Empire under the reign of Empress Theodora, a move that some devotees ascribe to Joannicius's influence and prophecies.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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- Martirologio Romano — 3 November — 'Nel monastero di Antídion in Bitinia... san Giovannicio, monaco' (d. 846); Butler also carries St Joannicius. The page gives 4 November.
- Wikidata Q2362587 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Joannicius the Great (CC BY-SA)
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