Which of the following accurately describes who John of Damascus was?

The Patriarch of the Byzantine Church

The leading opponent of iconoclasm

The military governor of Damascus

The pope who excommunicated Leo III

Question

Which of the following accurately describes who John of Damascus was?

 The Patriarch of the Byzantine Church

 The leading opponent of iconoclasm

 The military governor of Damascus

 The pope who excommunicated Leo III

anonymous · Answer

The patriarch of the byzantine church(:

anonymous · Answer

how did you get that? i read the lesson and I still didn't understand it

anonymous · Answer

He is known as one of the last fathers of the eastern orthodox churches and he defended iconoclasm, no opposed it. He obviously was not the pope that was Pope Gregory the second. Also, he was never involved with the military, just the eastern orthodox church.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks so much! By the way, I like your user name :)

anonymous · Answer

Thankyou very much!(:

toots · Answer

The CORRECT answer is  B - The leading opponent of iconoclasm, I got this one right