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John Kaloktenis
Author(s) : Kardaras Georgios (21/4/2011)Translation : Loumakis Spyridon
For citation: Kardaras Georgios, "John Kaloktenis",Encyclopedia of the Hellenic World, Boeotia
URL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=12941>
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SUMMARY
John Kaloktenis, metropolitan of Thebes, can be listed as one of the most important personalities of the Church during the second half of the 12th century. He was a reformer of the Boeotian Church at a very difficult time and his rich social work was an essential contribution to the amelioration of living conditions as well to the moral uplift of the local society. He is considered the patron saint of Thebes and his feast day is celebrated on 29 April.
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Metropolitan of Thebes, saint
Date and Place of Death
Thebes, around 1190 (?)
Date and Place of Birth
Constantinople, first decades of the 12th century
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