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There are two main sources for John's life. The first is the ''[[Severus of Al'Ashmunein (Hermopolis): History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church of Alexandria|History of the Patriarchs]]'' by [[Severus Ibn al-Muqaffa|Severus]], Bishop of Al-Ashmunyn ([[Heliopolis (Ancient Egypt)|Heliopolis]]). This draws on two originally independent biographies that mention John: those of [[Pope Isaac of Alexandria]] (690-692 CE) and [[Pope Simeon I of Alexandria]] (692-700 CE). The second source is the Life of [[Pope Isaac of Alexandria|Isaac of Alexandria]] composed by John's successor as bishop of Nikiu, [[Mena of Nikiu]], between 697 and 700 CE.<ref>Felege-Selam Solomon Yirga, '[http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1594681955418996 The Chronicle of John of Nikiu: Historical Writing in Post-Roman Egypt]' (unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Ohio State University, 2020).</ref>{{rp|6}}
According to the ''History of the Patriarchs'', John lived under the [[Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Patriarchs]] [[Pope John III of Alexandria|John III]], [[Pope Isaac of Alexandria|Isaac]], and [[Pope Simeon of Alexandria|Simeon]].
==Chronicle==
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