John IV (bishop of Naples) explained

Saint John IV (died 17 December 849), called the Peacemaker and known in Italian as Giovanni d'Acquarola or Giovanni Scriba,^[1] succeeded Tiberius as Bishop of Naples from 26 February 842 until his death.

He had the relics of Aspren translated to a chapel in the church of Santa Restituta in Naples.^[2] He also assisted Duke Andrew II in negotiating the Pactum Sicardi, an economic treaty, with Sicard, Prince of Benevento.^[3]

He is one of the patron saints of Naples and his feast day is 22 June.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Flavia De Rubeis, "Giovanni Scriba, santo", Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, 56 (Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2001).
2. Web site: Sant' Aspreno di Napoli. April 19, 2002. Santi e Beati. August 29, 2008.
3. Book: Skinner, Patricia. Medieval Amalfi and Its Diaspora, 800–1250. Oxford University Press. 2013. 9780199646272. Oxford. 114.
4. Book: Bunson . Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints . Our Sunday Visitor . 2003 . 978-1-931709-75-0 . 455.
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=A5MVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA151&dq=John+IV+(bishop+of+Naples)&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjvp-6VrryHAxW1F1kFHUl8D7kQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=John%20IV%20(bishop%20of%20Naples)&f=false The Book of Saints, St. Augustine's Abbey (Ramsgate, England), A. & C. Black, 1921, p. 151