![]() He was born John Monsur, into a wealthy Arab-Christian family of Damascus. The strongest defense of the practice came from a Christian living in the heart of the Islamic empire, John of Damascus. ![]() This very question raged through the Christian world in the eighth and ninth centuries, and it occupied the attention of two of the seven ecumenical (worldwide) church councils. But perhaps the most perplexing element is the icons, especially when Orthodox worshipers bow before and kiss them. Visitors to an Orthodox Church are confronted with many unfamiliar elements of worship: for example, the use of incense and Byzantine chant and the custom of standing throughout the service. I will not cease from honoring that matter which works for my salvation. ![]() "I do not worship matter, I worship the God of matter, who became matter for my sake and deigned to inhabit matter, who worked out my salvation through matter. ![]()
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