USanta wosuku lwangoDisemba 4: indaba yeSan Giovanni Damasceno

Ongcwele wosuku lwangoDisemba 4
(c.676-749)

Indaba yeSan Giovanni Damasceno

UJohn wachitha isikhathi esiningi sempilo yakhe esigodlweni saseSan Saba ngaseJerusalema, futhi impilo yakhe yonke ngaphansi kokubusa kwamaSulumane, wayevikelwe yiyo impela.

Wazalelwa eDamaseku, wathola imfundo yakudala neyemfundiso yenkolo, futhi walandela uyise esikhundleni sikahulumeni ngaphansi kwama-Arabhu. Ngemuva kweminyaka embalwa uyesula emsebenzini bese eya eNdlini Yezindela yaseSan Saba.

Idume ezindaweni ezintathu:

Okokuqala, waziwa ngemibhalo yakhe emelene nabalingisi bezithonjana, ababephikisana nokuhlonishwa kwezithombe. Kuyindida ukuthi umbusi waseMpumalanga wamaKristu uLeo owenqabela lo mkhuba, futhi kwakungenxa yokuthi uJohn wayehlala endaweni yamaSulumane lapho izitha zakhe zazingakwazi ukumthulisa.

Okwesibili, udume ngesivumelwano sakhe, i-Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, ukuhlanganiswa koFata bamaGrikhi, ababa ngowokugcina kubo. Le ncwadi kuthiwa ngeyezikole zaseMpumalanga njengoba iSumma ka-Aquinas yaba yiNtshonalanga.

Okwesithathu, waziwa njengembongi, omunye wababili abakhulu beSonto LaseMpumalanga, omunye kunguRomano uMelodo. Ukuzinikela kwakhe kuMama Obusisiwe nezintshumayelo zakhe emadilini akhe kuyaziwa.

Ukuzindla

UJohn uvikele ukuqonda kweSonto ngokuhlonishwa kwezithombe futhi wachaza nokholo lweSonto kwezinye izimpikiswano eziningi. Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30 ahlanganise impilo yokuthandaza nalezi zivikelo neminye imibhalo yakhe. Ubungcwele bakhe babonakaliswa ngokubeka amathalenta akhe okubhala nokushumayela enkonzweni yeNkosi. Ubungcwele bakhe babonakaliswa ngokubeka amathalente akhe okubhala nokushumayela enkonzweni yeNkosi.