Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson (eds.), "John the Blue" in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1309 John the Blue JEAN LE BLEU http://syriaca.org/person/1309 240 In hagiography: John the Blue was the bishop of Ḥirta. He was also known as the young man from Ḥirta. Ebedjésus of Nisibis attributes to him a book of directions and 280 letters, the marjority of which are on biblical subjects. 650-714 714 male Saint Saints Syriaques JEAN LE BLEU 240 Fiey Assyrie chrétienne III 122-23 J.M. Fiey BSO I 1131