The Life of John the Almsgiver
The narrative preserves the life of John, Patriarch of Alexandria, remembered as the Almsgiver. Its introduction explains how earlier biographies contributed to the surviving account.
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English edition · 1948 · TB-0316
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- John of Alexandria
- Hagiographical tradition
