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He died in 749 as a revered Father of the Church and is now universally recognized as a [[saint]].
== List of Works Bibliography =====Early Work===* Three ''"Apologetic Treatises against those Decrying the Holy Images"'' - These treatises where among his earliest expositions in response to the edict by [[Leo the Isaurian]] of Constantinople, which banned the worship or exhibition of <small> See Main article on </small> [[icons|holy images]]. ===Teachings and Dogmatic Work===* ''"Fountain of Knowledge"'', also ''"The Fountain of Wisdom"'', this book is divided in three partsosource:*# "Philosophical Chapters" ''(Kephalaia philosophika)'' - Commonly called 'Dialectic', deals mostly with logic, its primary purpose being to prepare the reader for a better understanding of the rest of the book.*# "Concerning Heresy" ''(peri aipeseon)'' - In this book, in the section ''On Heresies'', he dedicates a portion to the ''Heresy of the Ishmaelites'', being the first apologetic work against [[Islam]] by a Christian.*# "An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith" ''(Ikdosis akribes tes orthodoxou pisteos)'' [httpAuthor://www.trinitylight.net/theology/orthodox_faith.htm] - This third section of the book is known to be the most important work of ''John de Damascene'', and a treasured antiquity of [[ChristianityJohn_of_Damascus|OrthodoxSource]]. * ''"Sacred Parallels"'' ===Hymns and Minor Writings===* ''[[Oktoechos]]'' - Known as the "hymn-book for the daily service," for which he may be only responsible improving and revising.*''Canons'' - 8 or 9 highly complicated structure of hymns, composed of 3 or 4 strophes, each with its own individual composition and melody.*''"Tract on Right Thinking"'' - Minor writing consisting on an apology for the residents of Damascus.*''"Dialogue against Manicheans"'' - A form of dialogue aimed at answering questions proposed by his disciples.*''"Conversation between a Saracen and a Christian"'' - Similar form as previous work.*''"Introduction to Elementary Dogmatics"'' - As the name says, also aimed at his disciples.
==Hymns==
