Moschos, John

   Monk, saint, and author of The Spiritual Meadow, a popular account of encounters with monks in Palestine, Syria, and Egypt (qq.v.) during the late sixth century. Among those John and his spiritual son Sophronios (q.v.) met were John Klimachos and John "The Almsgiver" (qq.v.). John and Sophronios (who later became patriarch of Jerusalem [qq.v.]) were among the last generation of wandering eastern ascetics (q.v.). John probably died in Constantinople (q.v.) in 634.