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John of Damascus, an Uncommon card
John of Damascus or John Damascene, born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, was a Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 88
- Power
- 163
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Ranked #1,710 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was born and raised in Damascus c. AD 675 or AD 676, the precise date and place of his death is not known, though tradition places it at his monastery, Mar Saba, near Jerusalem, on 4 December AD 749.
- A polymath whose fields of interest and contribution included law, theology, philosophy, and music, he was given the by-name of Chrysorroas.
- He wrote works expounding the Christian faith, and composed hymns which are still used both liturgically in Eastern Christian practice throughout the world as well as in western Lutheranism at Easter.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John of Damascus article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 88: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John of Damascus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.






