Priest and monk of Mar Saba · c. 675 – c. 749

John of Damascus

A Syrian monk and theologian under Muslim rule, who gathered the teaching of the earlier Fathers into one systematic work, and defended the veneration of icons.

Writings

1. Treatise · 4 parts

   An Exposition of the Orthodox Faith

   John's summary of Christian doctrine in four books: God and the Trinity, creation, the incarnation, and the sacraments, drawn from the Fathers before him.

   343 min read · translated by E.W. Watson and L. Pullan

Portrait: drawn in the site’s engraved style from “Athonite Fresco Icon of Saint John of Damascus 2”, public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

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