title: John the Deacon
text: # John the Deacon
  
  John the Deacon (Johannes Diaconus or Giovanni Diacono) may refer to:
  
  * John the Deacon (6th century), letter writer from Rome
  * John the Deacon (Egyptian chronicler), ca. 768, monk
  * Johannes Hymonides, d. before 882, known as John the Deacon of Rome
  * John the Deacon (Neapolitan historian), d. after 910
  * John the Deacon (Venetian chronicler), d. after 1008
  * John the Deacon (Byzantine writer), fl. 11th century; On the veneration of saints.
  * John the Deacon of the Lateran, fl. 12th century
  