Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Johnof Ioannina

of Epirus · the New

Martyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood

“The priest counselled the youth to examine himself and to prepare himself by fasting and prayer, so that at the time of torture he would not deny Christ.”
St. John of Ioannina

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

1496

Ioannina, Epirus

Death

1526

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire

Life path

  • Orphan
  • Craftsman

Undertakings & Callings

  • Confessing the faith

Sufferings

  • Persecution
  • Imprisonment
  • Torture
  • Execution

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