大马士革的圣约翰
- 网络John of Damascus
大马士革的圣约翰-
当东方的东正教教堂里宗教肖像的使用在8世纪初受到反对偶像崇拜者的威胁时，大马士革的圣约翰为之辩护，反对“那些诋毁圣像的人”.肖像（eikones）绝不是偶像（eidola），他说.
When the use of religious images in theeastern Orthodox church was threatened by the iconoclasts ( icon-breakers ) inthe early 8th Century , St John of Damascus defended them against " thosewho decry the Holy Images " . Images ( eikones ) were definitely not idols ( eidola ) he said .