# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-the-silent
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:56:22.663Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-the-silent"
name: "John the Silent"
slug: "john-the-silent"
description: "John the Silent, also known as \"John the Hesychast\", was a Christian saint known for living alone for 76 years. He was given the surname because of his affinity for recollection and silence. His feast day is May 13 in the General Roman Calendar of the Catholic Church, and December 3 in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches."
tagline: "Greek bishop and saint"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_the_Silent_of_St._Sabbas'_Monastery_(Menologion_of_Basil_II).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Religious Figures"
  slug: "religious-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Religious Figure"
  slug: "religious-figure"
birthDate: "0454-01-08"
deathDate: "0558-05-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.37
  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.68632266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA"
    title: "Іоанн Мовчальник"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Hesychastes"
    title: "Johannes Hesychastes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Silent"
    title: "John the Silent"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Hesicasta"
    title: "Juan Hesicasta"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_le_Silenciaire"
    title: "Jean le Silenciaire"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%95%D7%93%D7%93"
    title: "יוחנן המתבודד"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Isihast"
    title: "Ivan Isihast"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallgatag_Szent_J%C3%A1nos"
    title: "Hallgatag Szent János"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Esicasta"
    title: "Giovanni Esicasta"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94_%E1%83%9B%E1%83%93%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94"
    title: "იოანე მდუმარე"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o%2C_o_Silencioso"
    title: "João, o Silencioso"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA"
    title: "Иоанн Молчальник"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%88%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%8B%D1%83%D1%82%D1%99%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8"
    title: "Свети Јован Ћутљиви"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yohane_Mnyamavu"
    title: "Yohane Mnyamavu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sessiz_Yuhanna"
    title: "Sessiz Yuhanna"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q728844"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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