Saint John of Reomay
- Also known as
- John of Réomé
- Memorial
- 28 January
- Profile
- Hermit at Reomay, France.
His reputation for holiness spread, and he began to attract would-be disciples.
To escape them he sneaked away, and became a monk at Lérins.
He was sent by his bishop back to Reomay as abbot of its monastery, which became Mount Saint Jean in his honour, he became one of the pioneers of Western monasticism.
So strict in his refusal to be around women, he refused to receive his own mother when she visited the monastery.
- Born
- 425 at Dijon, diocese of Langres, France
- Died
- 25 January 539 at Reomay, France of natural causes
- Name Meaning
- God is gracious; gift of God (John)
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Representation
- Benedictine hermit/monk/abbot near a well with a dragon on a chain
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