Saint Joannicus of Mount Olympus, also known as Joannicius the Great, Joannicus of Olympus, Joannicus of Uludag, Ioannikios, Ioannikos, or Ioninicus, was born around the year 754 in Bithynia, in modern-day Turkey. In his youth, he worked as a swineherd, but he was known to be lazy and not particularly dedicated to his duties. However, as fate would have it, a friend who had become a monk led...