The Byzantine John the Deacon (fl. 11th century) is the author of a tract on the veneration of saints and against the doctrine of soul sleep.
He was one of several Byzantine writers who wrote on this theme, from Eustratios of Constantinople and Niketas Stethatos, to Philip Monotropos (Dioptra pp. 210, 220) and Michael Glykas.
References
- Jean Gouillard, “Léthargie des âmes et culte des saints: Un plaidoyer inédit de Jean Diacre et Maïstôr,” Travaux
- Nicholas Constas "To Sleep, Perchance to Dream": The Middle State of Souls in Patristic and Byzantine Literature". Dumbarton Oaks Papers 55: 92–124 Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
 | This Byzantine biographical article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |