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John of Damascus

John of Damascus or John Damascene was a Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist. Born and raised in Damascus c. 675 or 676; the precise date and place of his death is not known, though tradition places it at his monastery, Mar Saba, near Jerusalem on 4 December 749.

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An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith
An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith
Saint John (of Damascus), John of Damascus
Delphi Collected Works of John of Damascus (Illustrated)
Delphi Collected Works of John of Damascus (Illustrated)
John of Damascus
An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith
An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith
John of Damascus
An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith: The Early Church Fathers
An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith: The Early Church Fathers
John of Damascus
The Sacred Writings of Saint John of Damascus
The Sacred Writings of Saint John of Damascus
John of Damascus
The Greatest Books of Spiritual Wisdom
The Greatest Books of Spiritual Wisdom
John Stuart Mill, G. K. Chesterton, James Allen, Florence Scovel Shinn, David Hume, Martin Luther, Saint Augustine, Friedrich Nietzsche, Thomas Paine, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Murray, Arthur Pink, Brother Lawrence, Wallace D. Wattles, Prentice Mulford, St. Teresa of Ávila, Charles Spurgeon, Ludwig Feuerbach, Pope Gregory I, H. Emilie Cady, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Thomas à Kempis, John of Damascus, Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil the Great, Leo Tolstoy
The Greatest Books of Spiritual Wisdom
The Greatest Books of Spiritual Wisdom
John Stuart Mill, G. K. Chesterton, James Allen, Florence Scovel Shinn, David Hume, Martin Luther, Saint Augustine, Friedrich Nietzsche, Thomas Paine, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Murray, Arthur Pink, Brother Lawrence, Wallace D. Wattles, Prentice Mulford, St. Teresa of Ávila, Charles Spurgeon, Ludwig Feuerbach, Pope Gregory I, H. Emilie Cady, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Thomas à Kempis, John of Damascus, Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil the Great, Leo Tolstoy
50 Christian Books: Scripture, History, Theology, Spirituality and Fiction
50 Christian Books: Scripture, History, Theology, Spirituality and Fiction
G. K. Chesterton, James Allen, Henry Van Dyke, Florence Scovel Shinn, David Hume, Martin Luther, Saint Augustine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, John Milton, Thomas Paine, Voltaire, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Murray, Arthur Pink, Dante, Brother Lawrence, Henryk Sienkiewicz, John Bunyan, Lew Wallace, Prentice Mulford, St. Teresa of Ávila, Charles Spurgeon, Ludwig Feuerbach, Pope Gregory I, H. Emilie Cady, Grace Livingston Hill, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Thomas à Kempis, John of Damascus, Charles M. Sheldon, Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil the Great, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Christian Collection: Scripture, History, Theology, Spirituality and Fiction
Christian Collection: Scripture, History, Theology, Spirituality and Fiction
G. K. Chesterton, James Allen, Henry Van Dyke, Dante Alighieri, Florence Scovel Shinn, David Hume, Martin Luther, Saint Augustine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, John Milton, Thomas Paine, Voltaire, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Murray, Arthur Pink, Brother Lawrence, Henryk Sienkiewicz, John Bunyan, Lew Wallace, Prentice Mulford, St. Teresa of Ávila, Charles Spurgeon, Ludwig Feuerbach, Pope Gregory I, H. Emilie Cady, Grace Livingston Hill, Thomas à Kempis, John of Damascus, Charles M. Sheldon, Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Battles of Wisdom and Humility
The Battles of Wisdom and Humility
John Stuart Mill, G. K. Chesterton, James Allen, Florence Scovel Shinn, David Hume, Martin Luther, Saint Augustine, Friedrich Nietzsche, Thomas Paine, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Murray, Arthur Pink, Brother Lawrence, Wallace D. Wattles, Prentice Mulford, St. Teresa of Ávila, Charles Spurgeon, Ludwig Feuerbach, Pope Gregory I, H. Emilie Cady, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Thomas à Kempis, John of Damascus, Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil the Great, Leo Tolstoy
The Strength of Faith - Christian Omnibus
The Strength of Faith - Christian Omnibus
G. K. Chesterton, James Allen, Henry Van Dyke, Dante Alighieri, Florence Scovel Shinn, David Hume, Martin Luther, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, John Milton, Thomas Paine, Voltaire, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Murray, Arthur Pink, Brother Lawrence, Henryk Sienkiewicz, John Bunyan, Lew Wallace, Prentice Mulford, St. Teresa of Ávila, Ludwig Feuerbach, Pope Gregory I, H. Emilie Cady, Grace Livingston Hill, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Thomas à Kempis, John of Damascus, Charles M. Sheldon, Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil the Great, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Essential Works of Christianity
The Essential Works of Christianity
G. K. Chesterton, James Allen, Henry Van Dyke, Dante Alighieri, Florence Scovel Shinn, David Hume, Martin Luther, Saint Augustine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, John Milton, Thomas Paine, Voltaire, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Murray, Arthur Pink, Brother Lawrence, Henryk Sienkiewicz, John Bunyan, Lew Wallace, Prentice Mulford, St. Teresa of Ávila, Charles Spurgeon, Ludwig Feuerbach, Pope Gregory I, H. Emilie Cady, Grace Livingston Hill, Thomas à Kempis, John of Damascus, Charles M. Sheldon, Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Christian Collection: Scripture, History, Theology, Spirituality and Fiction
Christian Collection: Scripture, History, Theology, Spirituality and Fiction
G. K. Chesterton, James Allen, Henry Van Dyke, Dante Alighieri, Florence Scovel Shinn, David Hume, Martin Luther, Saint Augustine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, John Milton, Thomas Paine, Voltaire, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Murray, Arthur Pink, Brother Lawrence, Henryk Sienkiewicz, John Bunyan, Lew Wallace, Prentice Mulford, St. Teresa of Ávila, Charles Spurgeon, Ludwig Feuerbach, Pope Gregory I, H. Emilie Cady, Grace Livingston Hill, Thomas à Kempis, John of Damascus, Charles M. Sheldon, Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Sacred Writings of St. John of Damascus
The Sacred Writings of St. John of Damascus
John of Damascus
The Essential Works of Christianity
The Essential Works of Christianity
G. K. Chesterton, James Allen, Henry Van Dyke, Dante Alighieri, Florence Scovel Shinn, David Hume, Martin Luther, Saint Augustine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, John Milton, Thomas Paine, Voltaire, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Murray, Arthur Pink, Brother Lawrence, Henryk Sienkiewicz, John Bunyan, Lew Wallace, Prentice Mulford, St. Teresa of Ávila, Charles Spurgeon, Ludwig Feuerbach, Pope Gregory I, H. Emilie Cady, Grace Livingston Hill, Thomas à Kempis, John of Damascus, Charles M. Sheldon, Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky
50 Christan Books - Scripture, Theology, Philosophy and Spirituality (Including Christian Novels)
50 Christan Books - Scripture, Theology, Philosophy and Spirituality (Including Christian Novels)
G. K. Chesterton, James Allen, Henry Van Dyke, Florence Scovel Shinn, David Hume, Martin Luther, Saint Augustine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, John Milton, Thomas Paine, Voltaire, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Murray, Arthur Pink, Dante, Brother Lawrence, Henryk Sienkiewicz, John Bunyan, Lew Wallace, Prentice Mulford, St. Teresa of Ávila, Charles Spurgeon, Ludwig Feuerbach, Pope Gregory I, H. Emilie Cady, Grace Livingston Hill, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Thomas à Kempis, John of Damascus, Charles M. Sheldon, Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil the Great, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky
50 Christian Books: Scripture, History, Theology, Spirituality and Fiction
50 Christian Books: Scripture, History, Theology, Spirituality and Fiction
G. K. Chesterton, James Allen, Henry Van Dyke, Florence Scovel Shinn, David Hume, Martin Luther, Saint Augustine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, John Milton, Thomas Paine, Voltaire, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Murray, Arthur Pink, Dante, Brother Lawrence, Henryk Sienkiewicz, John Bunyan, Lew Wallace, Prentice Mulford, St. Teresa of Ávila, Charles Spurgeon, Ludwig Feuerbach, Pope Gregory I, H. Emilie Cady, Grace Livingston Hill, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Thomas à Kempis, John of Damascus, Charles M. Sheldon, Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil the Great, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Christian Collection: Scripture, History, Theology, Spirituality and Fiction
Christian Collection: Scripture, History, Theology, Spirituality and Fiction
Henry Van Dyke, Dante Alighieri, Florence Scovel Shinn, Martin Luther, Saint Augustine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, John Milton, Voltaire, Andrew Murray, Arthur Pink, Brother Lawrence, David Hume, James Allen, Lew Wallace, Thomas Paine, Ralph Waldo Emerson, G. K. Chesterton, Henryk Sienkiewicz, John Bunyan, Prentice Mulford, St. Teresa of Ávila, Charles Spurgeon, Ludwig Feuerbach, Pope Gregory I, H. Emilie Cady, Grace Livingston Hill, Thomas à Kempis, John of Damascus, Charles M. Sheldon, Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Strength of Faith - Christian Omnibus
The Strength of Faith - Christian Omnibus
G. K. Chesterton, James Allen, Henry Van Dyke, Dante Alighieri, Florence Scovel Shinn, David Hume, Martin Luther, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, John Milton, Thomas Paine, Voltaire, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Andrew Murray, Arthur Pink, Brother Lawrence, Henryk Sienkiewicz, John Bunyan, Lew Wallace, Prentice Mulford, St. Teresa of Ávila, Ludwig Feuerbach, Pope Gregory I, H. Emilie Cady, Grace Livingston Hill, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Thomas à Kempis, John of Damascus, Charles M. Sheldon, Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil the Great, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky

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