Christian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6-749)
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An eighth-century monk who wrote the theological playbook for icon veneration during Islam's early expansion—and whose hymns still sound in Orthodox liturgies worldwide. His defense of images carved a permanent line in Christian practice.
Born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn in Damascus around 675 or 676, he grew into a polymath versed in law, theology, philosophy, and music—earning the byname Chrysorroas, "the golden speaker." He became a Christian monk and priest, eventually settling at Mar Saba monastery near Jerusalem. There he mounted a vigorous defense of icons that made him a defining voice in Eastern Orthodoxy, and developed perichoresis as a technical term for how Christ's natures interpenetrate and how the Trinity's persons relate. He composed hymns that survive in both Eastern Christian liturgy and western Lutheran prac…
Sourced, dated quotes from John of Damascus
In the relics of the saints the Lord Christ has provided us with saving fountains which in many ways pour out benefactions and gush with fragrant ointment.
Alternate translation: Christ gives us the relics of saints as health-giving springs through which flow blessings and healing. This should not be doubted.
Images are books for the illiterate and silent heralds of the honor of the saints, teaching those who see with a soundless voice and sanctifying the sight.
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