Name
Ioannes/John, ascetic of Choziba and bishop of Caesarea, ob. c. 535
Saint ID
S02030
Number in BH
BHG 2186
Reported Death Not Before
535
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Hermits/recluses, Ascetics/monks/nuns, Miracle-workers in lifetime, Bishops
| ID | Title | E04901 | Evagrius Scholasticus, in his Ecclesiastical History (4.7), mentions miracles of the early 6th c. holy men *Zosimas (monk near Tyre in Phoenicia, ob. 6th c., S01834) and *Ioannes (monk of Choziba and bishop of Caesarea, both in Palestine, ob. c. 535, S02030). Written in Greek at Antioch (Syria), 593/594. | E06677 | Cyril of Scythopolis composes the Life of *Sabas (‘the Sanctified’, monastic founder in Palestine, ob. 532, S00910), recounting his life as a miracle working ascetic and founder of numerous monasteries, adding a set of posthumous miracle stories, and including references to cults of several other saints. Written in Greek at the New Laura in Palestine, 555/557. Overview entry | E07176 | The Miracles of *Mary (mother of Christ, S00033) at the Monastery of Choziba, by Antonios of Choziba, includes a reference to the healing miracles that occur at the tomb of the first five holy monks of the monastery, *Promos, Elias, Gannaios, Aian, and Zenon (monks of Choziba, S02757). The tomb also produced a miraculous flow of healing oil. Written in Greek at the monastery of Choziba (Palestine), between 614 and 628. |
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