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John the Merciful Quotes

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John the Merciful also known as John the Almsgiver, John the Almoner, John V of Alexandria, John Eleymon, and Johannes Eleemon, was the Chalcedonian Patriarch of Alexandria in the early 7th century (from 606 to 616) and a Christian saint.

Also known as: John the Almsgiver, Saint John the Almsgiver, Saint John the Merciful

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If in order to help the needy one is able, without ill-will, to strip the rich down to their shirts, one is not doing wrong, especially if they are heartless skinflints.

Saints of the East (1963)

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