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On Dec. 4th, we celebrate St. John of Damascus, also known as St. John Damascene.

A priest and religious, he became a Doctor of the Church. He’s also the last Church Father.

Here are seven things to know and share about St. John of Damascus.
1. Why is he the last of the Church Fathers?
We need to divide history into different periods. The age of the Church Fathers was not the same as the ages that came before it or the ages that followed it.

Read more: Seven things to know about St. John of Damascus, the last Church Father