Santo Yohanes dari Edessa adalah seorang pertapa yang berasal dari Edessa (sekarang Şanlıurfa - Turki). Ia adalah sahabat karib dari Santo Simeon Salus. Mereka bersama-sama menjadi pertapa di biara Abba Gerasimus Syria dan bertapa selama hampir 30 tahun di padang pasir dekat Laut Mati.
Yohanes juga mendampingi Simeon saat sahabatnya itu berkarya di Emessa dengan bertingkah seperti orang gila. Catatan uskup Leontios dari Neapolis menyebutkan bahwa di kota Emessa, Santo Simeon Salus akan berkelakuan normal saat ia bersama sahabatnya Yohanes yang menjadi Diakon di sebuah Gereja di kota tersebut.
Tidak ada lagi catatan tentang Santo Yohanes dari Edessa.
Yohanes Berasal dari nama Yunani Ιωαννης (Ioannes), yang aslinya berasal dari nama Ibrani יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) yang berarti "YAHWEH Maha pengasih", "Allah Maha Baik"
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Bentuk Feminim :
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