John the Kalybit
Johannes der Kalybit , Johannes Kalybites , German Johannes der Klausner (* around 420 in Constantinople ; † around 460 there ) was a Klausner . He is a saint of the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Armenian and Syrian Orthodox Churches, where his name is Johannes Bar Malche .
Life
Johannes was born as the youngest of three sons into a rich family. His father Eutropius was a nobleman, his mother's name was Theodora , both are venerated as saints by the Syrian Orthodox Church. Around 435, at the age of fifteen, John entered the Irenaion monastery , later called the Akoimetenkloster , in his hometown of Constantinople; it was on the eastern bank of the Bosporus in Gomon in Bithynia , today's Anadolufeneri , or it was moved there by John. After six years of strict asceticism , he returned to his parents' house disguised as a beggar, without revealing himself, and lived there unrecognized in front of the house as a neglected poor man. After a while a simple hermitage was built for him, Greek καλύβη, hence the name "Klausner" or "Kalybit". There he took care of the poor with the gifts given to him. Shortly before his death, he is said to have identified himself through the return of a gilded Gospel book that he had once received from his parents.
Worship and iconography
Johannes der Klausner is depicted as a worn-out beggar, in his hand he is carrying a book of Gospels. His feast day is January 15th. Relics of John came to Rome in the Church of San Giovanni Calibita on the Tiber Island . His gospel book is venerated on Mount Athos .
literature
- Georg Ott: Legend of the dear saints of God , Regensburg 1864
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| SURNAME | John the Kalybit |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johannes the Klausner; Johannes Bar Malche |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Klausner and saint of the Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | at 420 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Constantinople |
| DATE OF DEATH | at 460 |
| Place of death | Constantinople |