John of Damascus
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Byzantine theologian
Christian apologist
Christian monk
Christian philosopher
Christian theologian
Church Father
hymnographer
saint
John of Damascus was an 8th-century Christian monk, theologian, and hymnographer renowned for defending the veneration of icons and systematizing Eastern Orthodox theology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine theologian
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Christian apologist → Christian monk → Christian philosopher → Christian theologian → Church Father → hymnographer → saint → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ioannes Damaskenos
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John Damascene → Yuhanna al-Dimashqi → |
| associatedWith |
Damascus
→
Mar Saba Monastery → |
| birthPlace |
Damascus
→
Umayyad Caliphate → |
| church |
Eastern Orthodox Church
NERFINISHED
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Greek Orthodox Church → Melkite Church → |
| deathPlace |
Mar Saba Monastery
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near Jerusalem → |
| declaredDoctorOfTheChurchBy |
Pope Leo XIII
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| era |
8th century
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Byzantine era → |
| feastDay |
December 4
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| field |
Christology
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dogmatic theology → liturgics → mariology → |
| influenced |
Byzantine theology
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Eastern Orthodox theology → Thomas Aquinas → medieval scholasticism → |
| influencedBy |
Basil of Caesarea
NERFINISHED
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Gregory of Nazianzus NERFINISHED → John Chrysostom NERFINISHED → Maximus the Confessor → |
| knownFor |
contributions to Christian hymnography
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defense of the veneration of icons → opposition to iconoclasm → systematizing Eastern Orthodox theology → |
| language |
Greek
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| movement |
pro-icon veneration
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| name |
John of Damascus
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| notableWork |
Dialectica
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Exposition of the Orthodox Faith → Fount of Knowledge → On the Divine Images → Sacra Parallela → Three Treatises on the Divine Images → various canons and hymns → |
| occupation |
civil servant
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hymnographer → monk → priest → theologian → |
| philosophicalSchool |
Christian Aristotelianism
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| region |
Levant
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| religion |
Christianity
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| theologicalPosition |
affirmation of Chalcedonian Christology
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affirmation of the use of images in Christian worship → defense of icons as windows to the divine → |
| title |
Doctor of the Church
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| tradition |
Eastern Orthodox theology
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| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran Church → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Roman Catholic Church → |
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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John of Damascus
("John Damascene")
→
John of Damascus ("Yuhanna al-Dimashqi") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Gregory of Nazianzus
→
Maximus the Confessor → |
influenced |
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Octoechos
("St. John of Damascus")
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associatedWith |
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Paschal canon
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attributedTo |
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Paschal canon
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author |
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Byzantine poetry
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hasNotableAuthor |
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Doctor of the Church
("St. John Damascene")
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includes |
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John of Damascus
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name |
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Byzantine Iconoclasm
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significantPerson |