Optional Memorial
Saint John Damascene
- Feast day
- December 04
- Patron of
- icon painters
- Origin
- Syrian
Life
John Damascene was a monk, priest, and Doctor of the Church who defended the veneration of icons during the Iconoclasm controversy. His Fount of Knowledge is a major theological compendium.
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