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Venerable John Koukouzelis 10/14/2013
He was a Slav from Dyrrachium. In his youth he attended the music school in Constantinople, where he became the favourite singer at the Emperor's court. Being afraid of the flattery and glory of men, he fled to Mount Athos and joined the Great Lavra as a shepherd. He spent his life of a shepherd and a monk in a great ascetic struggle. The Holy Mother of God appeared to him on two occasions. He fell asleep in the Lord in the 12th century.
