John of Shanghai and San Francisco
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John of Shanghai and San Francisco was a prominent Eastern Orthodox ascetic and hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia who was active in the mid-20th century. Wikipedia
Born: June 4, 1896, Slov'yans'kyi district, Ukraine
Died: July 2, 1966 (age 70 years), Seattle, WA
Place of burial: Holy Virgin Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
Canonized: June 19/July 2, 1994, San Francisco, California, U.S. by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
Feast: June 19 (O.S.)/July 2 (N.S.) (nearest Saturday in ROCOR)
Major shrine: Cathedral of the Theotokos, Joy of All Who Sorrow, San Francisco, California, USA
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