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John of Damascus or John Damascene, born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, [a] was an Arab Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist.He was born and raised in Damascus c. AD 675 or AD 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 AD 749.
John of Damascus or John Damascene, born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, was an Arab Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist. He was born and raised in Damascus c. AD 675 or AD 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 AD 749.
A medieval manuscript fragment of Finnish origin, c. 1340 –1360, utilized by the Dominican convent at Turku, showing the liturgical calendar for the month of June. The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.
11 July: Saint Benedict, abbot – Feast; 12 July: Saint John Jones, priest and martyr – Optional Memorial; 23 July: Saint Birgitta, religious – Feast; 23 July: Saints Philip Evans and John Lloyd, priests and martyrs – Observed today where it is the Solemnity of Title, else on 25 October.
18 October: Saint Luke, Evangelist – feast; 19 October: Saints John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs – optional memorial; 19 October: Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest – optional memorial; 22 October: Saint John Paul II, Pope – optional memorial c; 23 October: Saint John of Capistrano, Priest – optional memorial
Each day in the Catholic liturgical calendar has a rank. The five basic ranks for the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, in descending order of importance, are as follows: Solemnity — the highest ranking type of feast day. It commemorates an event in the life of Jesus or Mary, or celebrates a Saint important to the whole Church or the local ...
St John Ambulance, a foundation established by the Order of St. John; Order of Saint John (chartered 1888), a royal order of chivalry established in 1831; St. John (clothing), a luxury American fashion brand; St. John (crater), an eroded lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side; St. John (restaurant), Smithfield, London
Often, in the lower right corner John Climacus himself is shown, gesturing towards the ladder, with rows of monks behind him. Saint John's feast day is 30 March in both the East and West. The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Byzantine Catholic churches also commemorate him on the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent.