Saint John The Almoner

Saint John the Almoner, also known as Joannes Eleemosynarius, Joannes Misericors, John of Alexandria, John the Almsgiver, and John the Chaplain, was born around 550 in Amathus, Cyprus. He came from a noble Cypriot family, with his father serving as the governor of Cyprus. John was briefly married and had a child, but tragically, both his wife and child passed away due to illness....