Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Johnof Ustiug

the Fool-for-Christ

Blessed· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life

“...he went through the streets of the city barefoot and in rags all year long, resting sometimes on a dung heap.”
St. John of Ustiug

Dates of commemoration for saint

Synaxes & other dates of commemoration

Birth

1476

Pukhovo, Russian principality

Death

29 May (11 June) 1494

Great Ustiug, Russian principality

Undertakings & Callings

  • Fasting
  • Silence
  • Foolishness for Christ

God's Gifts

  • Wonderworking

Patronage

  • Physical Illness
  • Enemy invasions

Sufferings

  • Abuse

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