John the Laz
John the Laz | |
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Fresco of John at Monastery of the Cross | |
| Born | Lazica, Kingdom of Iberia |
| Died | 463/465 AD Gaza |
| Controversy | Christology |
| Influenced | Peter the Iberian |
Tradition or genre | Fathers of the desert |
John the Laz (Georgian: იოანე ლაზი, romanized: ioane lazi; fl. 5th century) was a Georgian eunuch official (cubicularius), monk and theologian of early Christianity and one of the key figures of monasticism in the Palestinian region. He was a tutor, life-long fellow and possible godfather of Peter the Iberian.