Saint John of Damascus (Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός, Ioánnēs ho Damaskēnós, Latin: Ioannes Damascenus; Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي, Yūḥannā ad-Dimashqī), also known as John Damascene and as Χρυσορρόας / Chrysorrhoas (literally "streaming with gold"—i.e., "the golden speaker"), was a Byzantine monk and priest. Born and raised in Damascus c. 675 or 676, he died at his monastery, Mar Saba, near Jerusalem on 4 December 749.
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676 Damascus, Bilad al-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate
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749 (aged 72) Mar Saba, Jerusalem, Bilad al-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate
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