John of Apamea
John of Apamea | |
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| Born | c. 5th century AD |
| Died | c. 5th century AD |
John of Apamea (Syriac: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܘܦܡܝܐ), John the Solitary (Syriac: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ, romanized: Yoḥannan Iḥidaya), or John the Solitary of Apamea was a 5th-century Syriac Christian writer from Apamea, Syria.
His writings are strongly influenced by Evagrius Ponticus's works, which were available to him via Syriac translations of the time. In turn, John of Apamea's works have influenced Isaac the Syrian, a prolific 7th-century Syriac Christian mystical writer.