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|SaintName=Saint John of Damascus | |SaintName=Saint John of Damascus | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=December 04 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Damascus, Syria (then Umayyad Caliphate) | |SaintBirthPlace=Damascus, Syria (then Umayyad Caliphate) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=33.5138, 36.2765 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=33.5138, 36.2765 | ||
|SaintDeathDate= | |SaintDeathDate=749-04-12 | ||
|DeathPlace=Mar Saba Monastery, near Jerusalem (now West Bank) | |DeathPlace=Mar Saba Monastery, near Jerusalem (now West Bank) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=31.6861, 35.3522 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=31.6861, 35.3522 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Relics and Western veneration | |NotableLabel3=Relics and Western veneration | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=41.9028, 12.4964 | |NotableCoordinates3=41.9028, 12.4964 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Syria; Palestine; Lebanon | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Pope Leo XIII (Doctorate) | |Canonizer=Pope Leo XIII (Doctorate) | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Traditional healing through intercession at Mar Saba | |SaintMiracle1=Traditional healing through intercession at Mar Saba | ||
|Profession=Monk; theologian; hymnographer | |Profession=Monk; theologian; hymnographer | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Eastern Christian (Melkite) | |ReligiousAffiliation=Eastern Christian (Melkite) | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Mar Saba Monastery, West Bank | |PrimaryShrine=Mar Saba Monastery, West Bank | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Coptic Orthodox Church | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Coptic Orthodox Church | ||
|ReviewLevel=0 | |ReviewLevel=0 | ||
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'''Saint John of Damascus''' (c. 675–749), also known as John Damascene or John Chrysorrhoas ("streaming with gold"), was a Syrian Christian monk, priest, and polymath at Mar Saba monastery near Jerusalem, revered as a Doctor of the Church and Father of Byzantine hymnography for his defense of sacred images against iconoclasm.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08452c.htm|title=St. John Damascene|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Born in Damascus under Umayyad rule to a Christian Arab family, historical sources like his own writings and Arab chronicles confirm his education in Greek philosophy, theology, and law under Cosmas the Melodist, a Sicilian monk; he served as vizier (protasekretis) in Caliph Abd al-Malik's court c. 700, managing fiscal and diplomatic affairs before resigning c. 726 to become a monk.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Damascus|title=John of Damascus|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> His seminal ''Fountain of Knowledge'' synthesized patristic theology, while treatises like "On the Divine Images" refuted Byzantine iconoclasm, earning imperial condemnation but Eastern acclaim.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Damascus|title=Saint John of Damascus|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> | '''Saint John of Damascus''' (c. 675–749), also known as John Damascene or John Chrysorrhoas ("streaming with gold"), was a Syrian Christian monk, priest, and polymath at Mar Saba monastery near Jerusalem, revered as a Doctor of the Church and Father of Byzantine hymnography for his defense of sacred images against iconoclasm.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08452c.htm|title=St. John Damascene|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Born in Damascus under Umayyad rule to a Christian Arab family, historical sources like his own writings and Arab chronicles confirm his education in Greek philosophy, theology, and law under Cosmas the Melodist, a Sicilian monk; he served as vizier (protasekretis) in Caliph Abd al-Malik's court c. 700, managing fiscal and diplomatic affairs before resigning c. 726 to become a monk.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Damascus|title=John of Damascus|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> His seminal ''Fountain of Knowledge'' synthesized patristic theology, while treatises like "On the Divine Images" refuted Byzantine iconoclasm, earning imperial condemnation but Eastern acclaim.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Damascus|title=Saint John of Damascus|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> | ||