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All of my sources state that the year of birth is 675 or 676. What is the source for saying he was born in 646? Or was it just a typo?
[[Image:johndamascene.jpg|thumb|right|St. John Damascene]]
[[Image:johndamascene.jpg|thumb|right|St. John Damascene]]
'''Saint John Damascene''' (b. 645, died 749) was a Syrian [[Christian]] that lived under
'''Saint John Damascene''' (b. circa 675, died 749) was a Syrian [[Christian]] that lived under
[[Muslim]] rule all of his life. St. John wrote the first comprehensive compilation of
[[Muslim]] rule all of his life. St. John wrote the first comprehensive compilation of
Christian theology. John defended the Church’s understanding for the veneration of
Christian theology. John defended the Church’s understanding for the veneration of