John of Damascus
Christian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6-749)
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Eighth-century Damascus-born monk whose theological treatises and hymns became foundational to Eastern Christianity and still get sung at Easter across multiple denominations. A polymath who shaped how Christians argued for their faith.
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John of Damascus or John Damascene, born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, was a Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist. He was born and raised in Damascus c. AD 675 or AD 676; the precise date and place of his death is not known, though tradition places it at his monastery, Mar Saba, near Jerusalem, on 4 December AD 749. A polymath whose fields of interest and contribution included law, theology, philosophy, and music, he was given the by-name of Chrysorroas. He wrote works expounding the Christian faith, and composed hymns which are still used both liturgically in Eastern Christian…
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