Saint John the Almsgiver

John V Eleemon, also known as John the Almsgiver, John the Almoner, John the Compassionate, or John the Merciful, was a Chalcedonian Patriarch of Alexandria from 606 to 616. Born in Amathus around 560, he was an unusual figure for his time due to his status as a married man with children and his election as bishop while still a layman....