07 — Canonization
The glorification: the act of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church on 20 June 1992, numbering John Jacob among the saints as St. John (Ioan) the New of Neamț, the Chozebite, with his feast fixed on 5 August, the day of his repose — part of the wider Romanian canonization of native saints in that year.
Tradition: Romanian Orthodox (20th-c. hermit of the Judean desert; glorified 1992)
This section treats the formal glorification and the establishment of his feast and liturgical veneration.
Navigation
| File | Description |
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| glorification-1992.md | The Romanian Holy Synod’s act of 20 June 1992; the context of the 1992 canonizations |
| feast-and-veneration.md | The feast of 5 August; his title, service, and iconography |
See Also
- 05 — Repose and Relics — the 1980 finding that precipitated the glorification
- 08 — Veneration — the cult that followed the glorification