In the Western Church, images-three-dimensional statues-were often displayed in church buildings. The word originally referred to someone who literally destroyed (or advocated the destruction of) cherished icons, which were pictures used inside churches. Today, an iconoclast is anyone who attacks cherished beliefs or practices. John of Damascus may be best known for his opposition to iconoclasm. Sometime between the ages of 30 and 40, John left Damascus to join a monastery near Jerusalem. His father represented Christians in court, and John eventually followed in this father’s footsteps, representing Christians. John was born to a Christian family in Damascus, Syria, when Syria was under Muslim control (Syria was conquered by Muslim forces in 630). He is also considered a saint in both churches. He is considered a Father of the Greek Orthodox Church and a Doctor of the Church in the Catholic Church. John of Damascus (AD 675–749) was a monk, priest, poet, philosopher, and theologian in the Greek Orthodox Church.
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