Venerable (Monastic) · 8th century
Venerable John of Damascus
Also known as John Damascene
A Syrian theologian, hymnographer, and defender of the holy icons who became a monk at Saint Sabbas Monastery.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints