# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joannicius-the-great
# Generated: 2026-08-15T14:27:43.805Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joannicius-the-great"
name: "Joannicius the Great"
slug: "joannicius-the-great"
description: "Joannicius the Great or Ioannikios was a Byzantine Christian saint, sage, theologian and prophet. Well known for his devoted asceticism and defense of icon veneration, Joannicius spent the majority of his life as a hermit on Mysian Olympus, near what is today Bursa, Turkey. Joannicius lived during the reign of Emperor Theophilos, a noted iconoclast, which contrasted with Joannicius's embrace of icon veneration. Icon veneration was later restored to the Byzantine Empire under the reign of Empress Theodora, a move that some devotees ascribe to Joannicius's influence and prophecies. Joannicius served in the Byzantine army in his early years before devoting his life to ascetic study and monastic contemplation. He is venerated with a feast day on November 4 in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church."
tagline: "Byzantine saint"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Saint_Ioannikios.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "752"
deathDate: "0846-11-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.15
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.877718666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%99%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9"
    title: "Йоанікій Великий"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joannicius_the_Great"
    title: "Joannicius the Great"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juanicio_el_Grande"
    title: "Juanicio el Grande"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joannice_le_Grand"
    title: "Joannice le Grand"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioanichie_cel_Mare"
    title: "Ioanichie cel Mare"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9"
    title: "Иоанникий Великий"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%88%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5_%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8"
    title: "Јоаникије Велики"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanisi"
    title: "Joanisi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0oannikios"
    title: "İoannikios"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2362587"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump