St. John Dekfone

St. John Dekfone

St. John of Kfone (Mor Yuhannon de-kfone). Mor Yuhannon was a native of Athens, & disciple of Mor Awgin. He evangelized Tur Abdin from late 4th century to early 5th century. He is believed to be buried in the village of kfone. There is a Church dedicated to his honour in the Syriac Aramean village of Mzizah (Dogancay, modern Turkey).