John Ioubes ( el, Ἰωάννης Ἰούβης) was a

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official (qualified as ''illoustrios'') in the middle of the 10th century at

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. He is known from the

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of St.

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. According to it, his pregnant wife was in pain for 22 days but could not give birth, until they called upon the saint's help. He is likely a descendant of Ioube (Ἰούβη, Hellenized form of Ayyub), an Arab whose sons, Niketas and

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, came to Byzantium as prisoners and entered imperial service. This Arab origin is likely why the text of the hagiography records that the surname "Ioubes" was used derisively.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:John Ioubes 10th-century Byzantine people Byzantine officials Byzantine people of Arab descent