John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom (c. 347–407) was an Archbishop of Constantinople and an important Early Church Father. He is known for his powerful and persuasive words in preaching and public speaking. After his death in 407 C.E., he was given the Greek title "chrysostomos", meaning "golden mouthed" in English.
The Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches see him as a saint. He is also recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church as a saint. Western Churches, including the Roman Catholic Church, some Anglican Churches, and parts of the Lutheran Church, celebrate him by making 13 September a holiday. They also celebrate an Eastern feast day of 27 January. The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria also recognizes John Chrysostom as a saint.
John is known mainly as a preacher in Christianity, as well as a theologian and liturgist.
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John Chrysostom confronting Aelia Eudoxia, in a 19th-century anti-clerical painting by Jean-Paul Laurens
The Byzantine emperor Nicephorus III receives a book of homilies from John Chrysostom; the Archangel Michael stands on his left (11th-century illuminated manuscript).
11th-century conch mosaic of John Chrysostom from the south-east apse of the nave of the Hosios Loukas monastery
John Chrysostom with Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nazianzus on a late-15th-century icon of the Three Holy Hierarchs from the Cathedral of St Sophia, Novgorod
A sculpture of John Chrysostom in Saint Patrick's Cathedral, New York City
The return of the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople
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Other websites
- On St. John Chrysostom's Antioch Years Archived 2007-12-18 at the Wayback Machine by Pope Benedict XVI