John II (archbishop of Novgorod)

Ilya of Novgorod
A wooden effigy from Saint John's reliquary, 1559.
Died(1186-09-07)September 7, 1186
Other namesIoann of Novgorod
Known forArchbishop of Novgorod from 1165 to 1186

Saint Bishop Ioann II (John) of Novgorod (Russian: Иоанн Новгородский, his name upon entering the Great Schema and the name by which he is known in Russian Orthodox hagiography), before 1185 known as Ilya of Novgorod was Archbishop of Novgorod from 1165 to his death in 1186.

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