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John of Damascus or John Damascene was a Christian monk, priest, and apologist.

Born and raised in Damascus c. 675 or 676, Syria
Died in Mar Saba Monastery, near Jerusalem on 4 December 749.

Patronage: Pharmacists, icon painters, theology students, Philosophy.

Nicknames: Doctor of the Assumption, John Damascene, John of Damascus, Saint John Damascene, Saint John of Damascus

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Lord,
may the prayers of Saint John Damascene help us,
and may the true faith he taught so well,
always be our light and our strength.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity with the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

O Lord and Master Jesus Christ our God, who alone hast power to absolve men from their sins, for Thou art good and lovest all men, forgive all my transgressions done in knowledge or in ignorance, and make me worthy without condemnation to have communion of Thy divine and glorious and pure and life-creating mysteries.

Let them not be for my punishment, or for the increase of my sins.
But let them be for my purification and sanctification, as a promise of the life and kingdom to come, a defense and a help and a repulsion of every evil attacker and the removal of my many transgressions.
For Thou art a God of mercy and generosity and love for mankind, and to Thee we send up glory, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Amen.

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