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SAINT JOHN II., BISHOP OF JERUSALEM - 12 JANUARY

 

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SAINT JOHN II., BISHOP OF JERUSALEM


Saint John (Johannes), the 44th bishop of Jerusalem and the second of this name, is listed in the Bollandists* (Jan. I. 719) among the Praetermissi. A work by the Dutchman Johannes Palaeonydorus, i.e. of Oudewater (aqua vetus) states that the holy bishop John II died on January 12.

Erroneously enough, the old "Encyclopedia of Saints" (p. 1058), and consequently also Zedler* (XIV. 1006), and the General Mart.* (p. 14), give John II the suffix Palaeonydorus with the place Oudewater and the designation "Dutchman" (Batavus), as if this bishop John of Jerusalem himself was a Dutchman from Oudewater, surnamed Palaeonydorus.

In a handwritten Horarium Sanctorum Bishop John II is mentioned on March 6.

According to the Bollandist* Papebroch, this John II was the 42nd Bishop and 1st Patriarch of Jerusalem, reigning from A.D. 389 to 415. Apparently, his mortal remains were discovered in the same grave as those of Saint Stephen.

Theodoret writes of him in one of his works: "About the same time (i.e., about the year 412) the church of Jerusalem was governed by John, a man of distinction throughout, who was the successor of Cyril." (I. 479. 719)

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869, pp. 208-09)

*A hagiography source used by the authors 

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint John may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

⬅️ Saint John I., Bishop of Jerusalem




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