Name John Theristus | Died 1129, Punta Stilo, Italy | |
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church Feast 23 February, Eastern Orthodox
24 February, Roman Catholic Similar People Pope Conon, Pope Agatho, Pope Leo II | ||
Saint John Theristus (1049–1129) was an Italian Byzantine monk, called Theristus or “Harvester”.
He was of Calabrian lineage, born in Sicily. John's Calabrian mother had been captured by the Saracens and brought to Sicily. He contrived to escape to Calabria while still a child, and there he became a Greek monk. He helped to miraculously harvest a large crop ahead of destructive weather, saving the locals from starvation, and gaining the title attributed to him. There he remained until his death of natural causes, in 1129.
The monastery of San Giovanni Theristis is entitled to him.
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