The name '''''John'''' masc. proper name, c.1160, from Gk. ''Ioannes'', from Heb. ''Yohanan'' (in full y'hohanan) lit. "Jehovah has favored," from hanan "he was gracious." <ref> OrthodoxWiki Note: God is Gracious" </ref> As the name may refer to any of [[John the Baptist]] and [[John the Evangelist]], it is one of the most common Christian given names.following saints:

There are approximately 130 saints with this name*'''[[Apostle John]] the Evangelist and Theologian'''''*'''[[John the Forerunner]]''' ([[January 7]])*'''[[John Chrysostom]]'''*'''[[John Climacus]]'''*'''[[John of Damascus]]'''*John Calabytes, Gr. Καλυβίτης, "the Hut-dweller", ([[January 15]]);*John the Martyr ([[January 22]]);*John ([[January 26]]);*John the Unmercenary ([[January 31]]), see also St. Cyrus.*John the New-Martyr ([[February 3]]);*John, Bishop of Irinoupolis ([[February 4]]);*John (A) ([[February 6]]);*John (B) ([[February 6]]);*John of Thessaloniki, the New-Martyr ([[February 15]]);*[[John Scholasticus]], Patriarch of Constantinople ([[February 21]])*John ([[February 23]]);*John the "Kalfas", Gr. ο Κάλφας ([[February 26]])*[[John of Beverley|John (Beverley) of England]] ([[March 7]])*[[John the Silent]], Bishop of Colonia ([[March 30]]), also known as ''Hesychastes''*John the "Koulikas", Gr. ο Κουλικάς, New-Martyr ([[April 8]]);*John the "Nafkliros", Gr. Ναύκληρος ([[April 8]]);*John the Virgin-Martyr ([[April 12]]);*[[John of Vilna]] ([[April 14]]), Russian*John the Martyr ([[April 14]]);*[[John the New of Ioannina|John of Ioannina]], New-Martyr ([[April 18]]);*John the Old-Lavritis, Gr. ο Παλαιολαυρίτης ([[April 20]]);*John of Serbia ([[April 26]]);*John the Confessor, Gr. ο Ομολογητής ([[April 27]]);*John, Metropolitan of Thebes, Gr. Θηβών ([[April 29]*[[John the New of Suceava]] ([[June 2]] and [[June 24]])*John martyr of the Boxer-Rising, see [[Mitrophan Yang|Metrophanes Chi Sung]] ([[June 11]]);*John the Soldier of Egypt ([[June 12]]);*John, Bishop of Zihnon, Gr. Ζιχνών, ([[December 12]]), also known as Ioachim;*[[John V of Constantinople|John Θ']], Patriarch of Constantinople ([[July 18]]);*John the Russian Fool-for-Christ ([[July 3]]);*John, Metropolitan of Chalcedon ([[July 18]]);*John of Kiev, the long suffering (Russian) ([[July 18]]);*John ([[July 21]]);*John the Martyr ([[July 29]]);*John the Soldier ([[July 29]])*John, Bishop of Ephesus ([[August 3]]);*John, Bishop of Ephesus, the New ([[August 3]]);*John the Confessor, Gr. ο Ομολογητής ([[August 3]]);*John the Martyr ([[August 9]]);*[[John V of Constantinople|John, Patriarch of Constantinople]] ([[August 18]]);*John the Karpathios, Gr. ο Καρπάθιος ([[August 25]]);*John, Archbishop of Constantinople ([[August 25]]);*John the Martyr ([[August 26]]);*John, Patriarch of Constantinople ([[August 30]])*[[John IV of Constantinople|John the Faster]], Patriarch of Constantinople ([[September 2]])*[[John of Rostov]] / [[John the Hairy]] ([[September 3]])*[[John of Alexandria]], [[September 4]]*[[John of Novgorod and Wonderworker|John of Novgorod]], [[September 7]] + 1185*[[John (Moslovsky)]], [[September 7]] + 1921*[[John of Crete]], or a common variantnew-martyr ([[September 15]]) + 1811*Abundius, Abundantius, Marcian and John, [[September 16]] + c. Listed 303*John the Confessor of Egypt ([[September 20]]), beheaded in Orthodox Wiki we have:Palestine, and with him 40 martyrs*John the God-bearer, Gr. Θεοφόρος ([[September 20]])*John the Virgin Martyr ([[September 22]])*John the Chanter ([[October 1]])*[[John of Rila]] the Miracle-worker ([[October 19]])*[[John the Merciful]] ([[November 12]])*John the Hermit ([[December 2]]);*[[John of Kolonias|John]], Bishop of Kolonias ([[December 3]]);*[[John of Polybotum|John]], Bishop of Polybotum ([[December 4]]);*[[John the Faster]] ([[December 7]]);*[[John of Kronstadt]] ([[December 20]]), Russian*John the ράφτης, New-Martyr ([[December 20]])*John of Athens, (4th ... Gr. 4η Διακαινησίμου)*John the Virgin Martyr, (4th ... Gr. 4η Διακαινησίμου) and [[January 14]])*John the Kilikianos, Gr. ο Κιλικιανός (4th ... Gr. 4η Διακαινησίμου)*John the Sabbaitis, Gr. ο Σαββαΐτης (4th ... Gr. 4η Διακαινησίμου)

*[[Apostle ''John]]*St. [[John Chrysostom]], Archbishop '' may also refer to any of Constantinople ([[November 13]] and [[September 14]] and [[January 30]])*St. [[John Climacus]] ([[March 30]]), author of "the Ladder" or "Climacus"following Scriptural books:*St. [[John Scholasticus]]*St. [[John of Damascus]]*St. [[John of Kronstadt]]*St. [[John of Rila]]*St. [[John of Vilna]]*St. [[John the Forerunner]]:[[February 24]] - First and Second discoveries of the head.:[[May 25]] - The Third finding of his head.:[[June 24]] - Nativity of St. John.:'''[[July 23]] - Synaxis Gospel of the Baptist, Gr. Σύναξις.:[[August 29]] - The Beheading, Gr. Απότομη Τιμ. Κεφαλής.:[[September 23]] - The Conception, Gr. Σύλληψις.*St. [[John the Hairy]]'''*St. [[I John the Merciful]]*St. [[II John the New of Suceava]]*St. [[III John the Silent]]

Not so common saints (not yet listed on OW):*St. [[John (Beverley) of England]] ([[March 7]])*St. [[John the Chinese]] ([[June 11ro:Ioan]]), see the Bio of St. Mitrof Tsi*St. John De Montfort, no commemoration. ==Notes==<references/>