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John of Damascus |
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John of Damascus Saint. ?675--749 ad, Syrian theologian, who defended the veneration of icons and images against the iconoclasts. Feast day: Dec. 4 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| John Damascene wrote, "When the Lord was crucified, He looked toward the west, and so we worship gazing toward Him (to the East. In fact, the dogma's substance is based not on "pious legends" (page 150), as Cahill claims, but on Scripture, liturgy, and such theologians as John Damascene and Aquinas. 4), he did concede to John Damascene that wonder (admiratio) and amazement (stupor) can be species of fear, adding that they are to the intellect what sloth is to the body, though according to Park "he differentiated between wonder and amazement just enough to save Aristotle's basic point" (113). |
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