In the relics of the saints the Lord Christ has provided us with saving fountains which in many ways pour out benefactions and gush with fragrant ointment.Born and raised in Damascus, he died at his monastery, Mar Saba, near Jerusalem. 676 – 4 December 749) was a Syrian Christian monk and priest. Saint John of Damascus ( Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي Yuḥannā Al Demashqi Greek: Ιωάννης Δαμασκήνος (Iôannês Damaskênos) Latin: Iohannes Damascenus also known as John Damascene, Χρυσορρόας/Chrysorrhoas, "streaming with gold"-i.e., "the golden speaker") (c. Images are books for the illiterate and silent heralds of the honor of the saints, teaching those who see with a soundless voice and sanctifying the sight.
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