John Moschus

St. John Moschus
St. John Moschus
Born	550; Damascus
Died	619; Rome
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast	11 March [O.S. 24 March (where the Julian calendar is used)]

John Moschus (Greek: Ἰωάννης Μόσχος, c. 550 – 619; name from the Ancient Greek: ὁ τοῦ Μόσχου, romanized: o tou Moschou, lit. 'son of Moschos'), surnamed Eucrates, was a Byzantine monk and ascetical writer of Georgian origin. He is primarily known for his writing of the Spiritual Meadow. The Spiritual Meadow, alongside the Bibliotheca of Photios, are the main sources from which his life is known.^[2]

^ http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/johns.htm "Orthodox Holiness Around the Church Year with St John — John Moschos - March 11", Retrieved 2011-09-13
^ Wortley 1992, p. xvi.

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[FOOTNOTEWortley1992xvi-2] Wortley 1992, p. xvi.

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St. John Moschus
Born	550 Damascus
Died	619 Rome
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast	11 March [O.S. 24 March (where the Julian calendar is used)]^[1]