John of Gaza

This article is about the poet. For the correspondent of Barsanuphius, see John the Prophet.
The 10th-century marginal note that calls John a grammarian:
Ιωάννου γραμματεκού γάζης έκφρασης της εικόνος της κοσμογραφίας της εν τω χειμερία λουτρώ το δημοσίων έν γάζει ("John the grammarian of Gaza's ekphrasis on the image of the cosmography in the public winter baths at Gaza")

John of Gaza (fl. early 6th century) was a Christian grammarian and poet who wrote in Greek. John was part of the rhetorical school of Gaza.[1]

  1. ^ Grillmeier, Alois; Hainthaler, Theresia (1975). Christ in Christian Tradition Tomos 2-3. Mowbrays. p. 17. Retrieved 6 January 2024.