Venerable (Monastic) · Unknown
Venerable Joasaph son of King Abenner
Also known as Joasaph
A prince of the Barlaam-and-Joasaph tradition who renounced royal life for Christian asceticism.
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Notes
Traditional hagiographic figure; OCA gives no details. Nov 19 = his principal commemoration with Barlaam the monk.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints