Who was john of damascus?
a)he was a bishop who supported church leaders in their ban of icons
b)he was a monk who believed the use of icons was a form of idolatry
c)he was a pope who excommunicated iconoclasts
d)he was a writer who strongly defended the use of icons

The correct answer is B) he was a monk who believed the use of icons was a form of idolatry.

John of Damascus was a monk who believed the use of icons was a form of idolatry.

John of Damascus (approx. 680-750) was a monk who wrote treatises about the use of icons or sacred images for worship by the people. His points of view created controversy because Leo III, the Byzantine Emperor, had forbidden images in churches of the Empire with a decree in 726. However, John of Damascus supported the icons.

doesn't make any since

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yes.

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because it let the japanese know who had the upper hand in the war.