Saint John Sergius

Memorial: 20 March
Profile: Monk at eremetical abbey (a laura) of Saint Sabas' near Jerusalem. Martyred with 20 other monks in an Arab anti-Christian raid during which many others were injured but escaped; one of them, named Stephen, wrote a poem in honour of the group known as the Martyrs of Mar Sabas.
Died: martyred in 796
Name Meaning: God is gracious; gift of God (John)
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Additional Information: For All The Saints
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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