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John the Warrior (Greek: Ιωάννης ὁ στρατιώτης Russian: Иоанн Воин Ioann Voin) was a Christian saint and martyr. He was born in the 4th century and lived until his death in the Byzantine Empire. Forced by Julian the Apostate to serve as a warrior against Christianity he was imprisoned after being caught helping people in need or defending Christians and awaited there his death penalty.