John of Damascus
From the Life of the Abbot Daniel, on Eulogius the Quarryman.
On Holy Images — translated by Mary H. Allies
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Then he went away dejected, and threw himself before an image of Our Lady, and crying out, he said: ‘Lord, enable me to pay what I promised this man.’
Translated by Mary H. Allies. Edition opa.patristics.john-of-damascus.on-holy-images.en.