Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης καταγόταν ἀπὸ τὴ Συρία καὶ ἔζησε περὶ τὰ τέλη τοῦ 5ου αἰώνα μ.Χ. Σπούδασε τὴν κατὰ κόσμο σοφία στὴν Ἀντιόχεια. Ἡ πνευματική του πρόοδος συμβάδιζε μὲ τὸ πέρασμα τοῦ χρόνου. Σὲ νεαρὴ ἡλικία ἀκολούθησε τὸν ἀσκητικὸ βίο καὶ ἔγινε μοναχός. Ἡ ταπείνωσή του ἦταν τόσο βαθιά, ὥστε θεωροῦσε τὸν ἑαυτό του σκώληκα καὶ ὄχι ἄνθρωπο. Ἡμέρα καὶ νύχτα παρακαλοῦσε τὸν Θεὸ νὰ τὸν εὐλογεῖ, γιὰ νὰ πολεμᾶ τὰ πάθη τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ τοῦ σώματος. Ὁ Θεὸς ἄκουσε τὴν προσευχή του καὶ τοῦ χάρισε τὴν ἀπάθεια καὶ τὸ χάρισμα τῆς θαυματουργίας. Ἡ φήμη τῆς ἁγιότητάς του ἄρχισε νὰ ἁπλώνεται σὲ ὅλη τὴ Συρία. Ὁ κόσμος ποὺ συνέρρεε στὸν Ἅγιο Γέροντα ἦταν πολὺς καὶ αὐτὸ διατάρασσε τὴ μοναχική του ἡσυχία. Γι’ αὐτὸ φεύγει ἀπὸ τὸν τόπο ποὺ ἀσκήτευε καὶ κρύβεται βαθιὰ στὴν ἔρημο.

If you like our project and you are satisfied with our work and effort, please consider making a donation that would help us to survive on the Internet and in further development of the project.
Our goals are:
- At least for the next ten years to ensure the survival on the Internet by reserving quality servers,
- To rent one domain in every language in which the project has been translated,
- To translate the calendar in Italian, Polish and Armenian language, as soon as possible
- To work towards the further development of the project, adapting it for mobile devices and modern technologies
- To do the annual calendar, display showing the liturgical readings per week
- To supplement existing content
- To do a completely new approach with banners and a small calendars for other sites,
- To do good application for desktop computers ...
There are many other ways to help...