SAINT JOHN CASSIAN THE ROMAN' ICON Central Russia, late 19th century wood, levkas, gilding, mixed media 31 x 26.8 cm Condition: unrestored, loss of gilding on the background in the centre and in the margins Saint John Cassian, born around 360 in Scythia Minor and died in Marseille in 435, was a Christian monk from the Mediterranean who had a profound influence on the beginnings of the Church in Provence in the 5th century. He was the founder of the Abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille. He left an important body of doctrinal work that established a bridge between Eastern and Western monasticism. ICON 'SAINT JOHN CASSIAN THE ROMAN' Central Russia, late 19th century wood, levkas, gilding, mixed media 31 x 26.8 cm Condition: without restoration, loss of gilding on the background in the centre and in the margins Saint John Cassian the Roman, born around 360 in Scythia Minor and died in Marseille in 435, was a Mediterranean Christian monk who had a profound influence on the beginnings of the Church in Provence in the 5th century. He was the founder of the Abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille. He left an important doctrinal work that established a bridge between Eastern and Western monasticism.