John of Shanghai and San Francisco
John of Shanghai and San Francisco | |
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John on his arrival in Shanghai | |
| Archbishop of San Francisco, Western Europe and China Wonderworker, Venerable | |
| Born | 4 June 1896 Adamovka, Izyumsky Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 2 July 1966 (aged 70) Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | July 2, 1994, San Francisco, California, United States by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia |
| Major shrine | Cathedral of the Theotokos, Joy of All Who Sorrow, San Francisco, California, United States |
| Feast | July 2 [O.S. June 19] (nearest Saturday to July 2 in ROCOR) |
Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco (Russian: Иоанн Шанхайский и Сан Францисский, romanized: Ioann Shankhayskiyi i San Frantsiskyi; born Mikhail Borisovich Maximovitch, Russian: Михаил Борисович Максимович; June 4, 1896 – July 2, 1966) was a prelate of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
He is also referred to as St. John the Wonderworker and St. John Maximovitch.