John of Damascus
(c. 675 – 749)

Syrian Hieromonachos at Mar Saba, hymnographer, Greek Church Father and Saint; also known as Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός or Yahyā al-Manşūr

John of Damascus

Works

Apologetics

  • Apologia Against Those Who Decry Holy Images (Λόγοι ἀπολογητικοί πρὸς τοῦς διαβάλλοντας τας ἀγίας εἰκόνας) , translated by Mary H. Allies. London: Thomas Baker, 1898 (online: Fordham Sourcebook 1998).

Dogmatics

  • The Fount of Knowledge (Πηγή Γνώσεως) , translated by Frederic H. Chase (New York 1958).
    • I. Philosophical Chapters (Φιλοσοφικά Κεφάλαια) )
    • II. On Heresies (Περί Αιρέσεων)
    • III. Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Έκδοσις ακριβής της ορθοδόξου πίστεως), translated by James L. Salmond, in Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II, vol. 9 (1885).

Homiletics

  • 3 Homilies on the Dormition of the Theotokos (3 Ἐγκώμια εἰς τὴν κοίμησιν τῆς πανυμνήτου, καὶ ὐπερενδόξου εὐλογημένης Δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ Ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας) , translated by Mary H. Allies. London: Thomas Baker, 1898 (online: Fordham Sourcebook 1998).

Hymns

Works about John

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