John of Damascus - Wikipedia
John of Damascus (Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي, romanized: Yūḥana ad-Dimashqī; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός, romanized: Ioánnēs ho Damaskēnós, IPA: [ioˈanis o ðamasciˈnos]; Latin: Ioannes Damascenus; born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, يوحنا إبن …
St. John of Damascus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
Saint John Damascene has the double honor of being the last but one of the fathers of the Eastern Church, and the greatest of her poets. It is surprising, however, how little that is authentic is known of his life. The account of him by John of …
Saint John Damascene - Franciscan Media
Dec 4, 2020 · Saint John Damascene was born in Damascus, but spent most of his life in a monastery near Jerusalem. Little is known about his life, but John is remembered as the last of the Eastern Church Fathers. He gained fame as a poet and an author.
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saint John Damascene - NEW ADVENT
Born at Damascus, about 676; died some time between 754 and 787. The only extant life of the saint is that by John, Patriarch of Jerusalem, which dates from the tenth century (P.G. XCIV, 429-90). This life is the single source from which have been …
Saint John of Damascus | Biography, Writings, Legacy, & Facts
St. John of Damascus (born c. 675, Damascus—died December 4, 749, near Jerusalem; Eastern and Western feast day December 4) was an Eastern monk and theological doctor of the Greek and Latin churches whose treatises on the veneration of sacred images placed him in the forefront of the 8th-century Iconoclastic Controversy and whose theological ...
John of Damascus - OrthodoxWiki
Aug 19, 2022 · Our venerable and God-bearing Father John of Damascus (c. 676 - December 5, 749) was also known as John Damascene, Chrysorrhoas, "streaming with gold," (i.e., the golden speaker). He was born and raised in Damascus, in all probability at the Monastery of Saint Sabbas (Mar Saba), South East of Jerusalem.
St. John Damascene | EWTN
St. John Damascene. Share. This Doctor of the Church was born in Damascus, Syria, and his father was a government official under both the Byzantine emperor and the Muslim rulers of Damascus.
Saint John Damascene, Doctor of the Church | uCatholic
Dec 4, 2023 · Saint John of Damascus, renowned as the last major figure among the Eastern Church fathers and its most eminent poet, has a life story shrouded in both history and legend.
Venerable John of Damascus - Orthodox Church in America
Dec 4, 2016 · Saint John of Damascus was a theologian and a zealous defender of Orthodoxy. His most important book is the Fount of Knowledge. The third section of this work, “On the Orthodox Faith,” is a summary of Orthodox doctrine and a refutation of heresy.
Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor – My Catholic Life!
Saint John Damascene, God called you to a place where you could enter into deep communion with Him. There, you were formed in virtue and holy learning so God could use you for the good of the Church and His glory.
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