San Juan Damascene, pari at Doktor ng Simbahan

San Juan Damascene (c. 676-749 AD) ay a prominent priest, teologo, at defender of Kristiyano iconography in the Eastern Church. Ipinanganak sa Damascus, siya naglingkod bilang an administrator in the Umayyad court bago becoming a monk at the Monastery of Mar Saba malapit sa Jerusalem. As a Doktor ng Simbahan, siya ay renowned for kanyang teolohikal writings, kabilang ang kanyang defense of the veneration of sacred images laban sa the iconoclastic movement.