Additional information
| Dimensions | N/A |
|---|---|
| Heritage | Greek |
| Church Feast Day 1 | 27-May |
| Style | Egg Tempera |
| Location | Annunciation Convent, Patmos, Greece |
| Iconographer | Nun Kassiane |
| Date | 20th c. (Late) |
Icon of St. John the Russian – S431
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Description
St. John was an able-bodied and devout Russian man who served in the Russian army in the Russo-Turkish War of 1710-1711. Falling into the hands of the Tartars, St. John was sold as a slave to a Turkish calvary commander, who took him to his home in Prokopia (now Urkiul, Turkey). The Turks tried to convert all of the Christian captives to Islam by worldly promises or by threats or tortures. St. John was beaten, but did not deny Christ. His calm faith soothed his master, who stopped beating him and made St. John take care of the sheep and cattle, and live by the horse stable.
St. John served his master with energy, and became beloved of him and the other servants. By St. John’s request he remained living near the horse stable to have time for nightly prayer. St. John was also merciful and was charitable even in his poverty. In time many Christians there came to him for spiritual counsel, as there was at that time no priest to serve in Prokopia. At the end of his life, St. John asked for a priest, who secretly sent him Holy Communion in an apple, which he received and then died in 1730. His relics were found to be incorrupt three years later.