Priest and Doctor of the Church · Remembered on December 4
St. John Damascene
St. John Damascene is remembered on December 4 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | December 4 |
|---|---|
| Title | Priest and Doctor of the Church |
| Died | c. 749 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
Son of the caliph’s Christian treasurer at Damascus, who left office for the monastery of Mar Saba — and from safely beyond the emperor’s reach wrote the defenses of the holy images that steadied the Church through iconoclasm. His Fount of Knowledge summed Greek theology; his hymns still carry Easter in the East. He is the last of the Greek fathers.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. John Damascene. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. John Damascene keeps December 4 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of December.
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