Saint John the Dwarf | |
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![]() Mosaic in Hosios Loukas | |
Born | c. 339 Thebes, Egypt[1] |
Died | c. 405 Mount Colzim, Egypt |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Churches |
Feast | Paopi 20 (Coptic Christianity) (i.e. October 17 Julian Calendar) October 17 (Roman Catholic) November 9 (Eastern Orthodox Church) |
Attributes | Short Monk watering a stick |
John the Dwarf (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κολοβός; Arabic: ابو يحنّس القصير (Abū) Yuḥannis al-Qaṣīr c. 339 – c. 405), also called John Colobus, John Kolobos or Abba John the Dwarf,[2] was a Coptic Desert Father of the early Christian church.