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“Our Lord humbled without humiliation His lofty station which yet could not be humbled, and condescends to His servants, with a condescension ineffable and incomprehensible. God being perfect becomes perfect man, and brings to perfection the newest of all new things (cf. Eccles 1:10), the only new thing under the sun, through which the boundless might of God is manifested. For what greater thing is there than that God should become man?”

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John of Damascus
John of Damascus

John of Damascus was a monk, theologian, philosopher, and writer from the Byzantine Empire. Born in 676 and died on December 4, 749, he is renowned for his contributions to Christian theology, particularly during the Iconoclasm controversy. His works, such as 'The Defense of Images,' had a profound impact on the development of religious philosophy and art in subsequent centuries. more

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