Origin: Damascus Historical identity: Greek-writing Christian of Umayyad Damascus Affiliation: Eastern monastic tradition
Life and work
Monk and theologian remembered for systematic exposition of Christian doctrine and defense of holy images. His biography links Christian intellectual life under the caliphate with Palestinian monasticism.
Places and activities
Damascus
c. 675-c. 700; chronology uncertain
Traditionally associated with a Christian family serving the Umayyad administration.
Birth, retirement and death dates vary among sources; c. 675-c. 749 is common. Details of government service also need critical treatment.
Selected sourced locations; not a complete itinerary. All geographic coordinates are approximate.
Lifetime associations, not citizenship or a claim that all affiliations were held simultaneously.
Official modern biographical overview; not contemporary evidence for the saint's travels.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1910. Biographical article.
Primary text or author archive. Its presence in the bibliography does not by itself support every map claim.
Recommended scholarly reading. Publisher/catalogue link; not used as consulted evidence for seed place claims.
Oxford University Press, 2011. Recommended reference; consult the relevant entry and its bibliography. Not treated as read evidence for individual seed claims.