John of Bolnisi

John Chrysostom (350 ? - 407)

John Chrysostom, or "John Golden-Mouthed," was born around 350 in Antioch. Once baptized, he met Diodorus, future bishop of Tarsus. Being close to Meletius, the Bishop of Antioch, he was probably appointed a lector in 371, and then, according to the tradition, retired to the surrounding mountains for four years, with an old Syrian monk as his master. He then spent two years alone in a cave, with reading and memorizing the Scriptures as his main occupation. His failing health apparently forced him to return to Antioch, where he was made a deacon by Meletius in 381, and then a priest by Flavian, Meletius’ successor, in 386. He became Bishop of Constantinople in early 398 and was subjected to the hostility of Empress Eudoxia and Theophilus of Alexandria. Following the Synod of the Oak in 403, he was sent into exile, was recalled and then banished for ever, first to Cucuse in Armenia for 3 years. Exhausted, he died on 14 September 407 on the road to Comana, in Pontus.

John of Apamea (400 ? - 500 ?)

A famous spiritual author in his day, he exerted a great influence on Syriac theology. Little is known about his life (he is sometimes confused with John of Lycopolis). He predates Philoxenus of Mabboug († 523), but seems to have lived in the second half of the fourth century or the first half of the fifth, and to have studied in Alexandria (he was interested in the biological and medical sciences). His Christology allows us to place his literary activity between the years 430 and 450 and to see him as a "pre-Chalcedonian sympathetic to the pro-Cyrillian current which was then developing in the School of Edessa (De Halleux)".

John of Damascus (650 ? - 754 ?)

Born around 650 into a Christian family, he succeeded his father for a few years in the financial administration of the Caliph, then retired after 700 to the monastery of St. Sabas, near Jerusalem. Ordained a priest by John, Patriarch of Jerusalem, he defended the use of religious images. He died at an advanced age (in around 750), leaving a huge body of work. Author of the Fount of Wisdom, the Sacra Parallela and liturgical poems, traditionally he marks the end of the patristic era.

John of Berytus (420 ? - 550 ?)

John is Bishop of Beryte (Beirut); part of his episcopate is dated between 474 and 491. According to the testimony of Zacharias Scholasticus, he is considered to be a Chalcedonian. He helped Rabulas of Samosata found a monastery in the mountains, suppressing magical and necromantic practices.

John the Prophet (450 ? - 563 ?)

Born in the second half of the 5th century, he was a hegumen of the monastery of Merosala, then withdrew to the company of Barsanuphius. He was called John "the Prophet." He left a large correspondence, linked to that of Barsanuphius. He died a few weeks after Abbot Seridos, probably around 543-544.

John Moschus (540 ? - 634 ?)

Né à Damas (ou en Isaurie) vers le milieu du VIe siècle (entre 540 et 550), Jean Moschus, surnommé le «Tempérant » (Eukratas) embrassa très tôt la vie monastique, probablement au monastère de Saint-Théodose, proche de Jérusalem, avant de se retirer à la laure de Pharan, dans le désert de Juda. Il y demeura une dizaine d’années avant d’entreprendre, en compagnie de Sophrone, futur patriarche de Jérusalem, auquel le liait une solide amitié depuis sa jeunesse, une série de grands voyages pour visiter de nombreux monastères et y recueillir les souvenirs des saints moines qui y vivaient. Quittant la Palestine pour l’Égypte, il parcourt les couvents de Thébaïde jusqu’à la Grande Oasis, avant de séjourner dix ans encore au Sinaï, puis de regagner Jérusalem et la Palestine. Il la quitte définitivement en 602, après l’assassinat de l’empereur Maurice par Phocas, gagne la Phénicie et les monastères de Syrie et de Cilicie, puis s’embarque pour Alexandrie où il séjourne encore une dizaine d’années, en combattant avec Sophrone l’hérésie monophysite. Devant la menace d’une invasion perse en Égypte, il décide de partir pour Rome et, en cours de route, visite les monastères de Chypre et de Samos. Arrivé à Rome, il rédige Le Pré spirituel, dédié à Sophrone, qui se chargera de l’éditer après sa mort, survenue à une date incertaine (619? 634?). Selon ses dernières volontés, son corps sera ramené en Palestine par les soins de Sophrone pour être enseveli dans le monastère de Saint-Théodore.

Johannes Scotus Erigena (800 ? - 900 ?)

D'origine irlandaise (ce que signifie son surnom d'"Érigène"), il arriva sur le continent vers 845-847 et vécut longtemps à la cour de Charles le Chauve, où il enseigna les arts libéraux. Féru de grec, il traduisit et annota les oeuvres du Pseudo-Denys, de Maxime le Confesseur et de Grégoire de Nysse. Il étudia aussi Origène et saint Augustin. Ayant une culture assez exceptionnelle pour son temps, il est surtout philosophe et théologien.

John Climacus (570 ? - 650 ?)

Moine au mont Sinaï, écrivain ascétique : son oeuvre principale est l'Échelle du Paradis.

John Chrysostom (Ps.) (350 ? - 800 ?)

Already in his lifetime and for centuries afterwards, there were unfairly attributed to John Chrysostom a number of Greek, but also Latin, texts, almost all homilies.

John Chrysostom (?) (350 ? - 800 ?)

John II of Jerusalem (356 ? - 417 ?)

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John II of Jerusalem (?) (350 ? - 390 ?)

Iohannes Antiochenus (360 ? - 443 ?)

Patriarch of Antioch from 429 to 441-442, he was a disciple of Nestorius. His late arrival at the Council of Ephesus enabled Cyril of Alexandria to have Nestorius condemned. But John retaliated by organizing a counter-council that condemned Cyril. The dispute was officially settled in 433 by the Act of Union: John admitted the condemnation of Nestorius, which put him at odds with some Syrian bishops such as Theodoret of Cyrus.

John the Deacon of Naples (825 ? - 880 ?)

Iohannes de Montemedio (1135 ? - 1161 ?)

John bar Aphtonia (475 ? - 537)

John of Caesarea (450 ? - 550 ?)

John of Carpathos (600 ? - 700 ?)

John Climacus (Pseudo-) (570 ? - 670 ?)

John Damascene (?) (650 ? - 750 ?)

John Damascene (Pseudo-) (650 ? - 750 ?)

John of Kellia (500 ? - 600 ?)

John of Evia (700 ? - 800 ?)

John I of Thessalonica (550 ? - 650 ?)

John II of Cappadocia (450 ? - 550 ?)

Fut patriarche de Constantinople de 518 à 520.

John III the Scholastic (500 ? - 600 ?)

Patriarche de 565 à 577.

John IV the Fasting (500 ? - 600 ?)

patriarche de CP 582-595

John IV Pope (580 ? - 642)

Pape de 640 à 642.
Sa Lettre à Constantin III est de 641.

John Moschus (Pseudo-) (0 ? - 1200 ?)

John Philopon (475 ? - 565 ?)

Grammairien et philosophe chrétien monophysite, né à Alexandrie (Égypte). Jean Philopon fut le disciple et l'assistant du philosophe Ammonios. C'est en utilisant des notes prises pendant les cours de son maître qu'il publia à partir de 517 plusieurs Commentaires sur les œuvres d'Aristote. Il publia également de nombreux ouvrages consacrés à la théologie, à l'exégèse biblique, à la philosophie, à la grammaire, aux mathématiques et à la science.

John of Raïthou (550 ? - 650 ?)

Abbé du monastère de Raïthou, demande à Jean Climaque d'écrire L'échelle du Paradis.

John Rufus of Maïouma (440 ? - 550 ?)

Evêque monophysite de Maïouma après Pierre l'bère.

John of Scythopolis (450 ? - 550 ?)

Iohannes episcopus cellarum (500 - 599 ?)

A peu près rien ...

John I of Thessalonica (?) (530 ? - 630)

John of Salisbury (1115 ? - 1180)

Anglais, un grand humaniste chrétien et un personnage central pour son époque, ami de saint Thomas Becket, il devint évêque de Chartres († 1180) ; sa Correspondance est du plus grand intérêt.

Iohn Malalas (490 ? - 578 ?)