John Chrysostom (ca.347-407), John “the Golden-Mouthed,” one of the greatest preaches from the ancient days. Bishop of Constantinople, Doctor of the Church, Ecumenical Teacher, he is recognized for his many homilies, especially his homilies on the book of Romans which, by the way, is well worth the time.
There is an English translation in the first series of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (London and New York, 1889–90). A selection of his writings has been published more recently in the original with facing French translation in Sources Chrétiennes. Cecs.acu.edu.au hosts an online bibliography of scholarship on John Chrysostom.
The people of Constantinople wanted Chrysostom back and rioted in his support; the Emperor Arcadius, frightened by the public response, had John reinstated the next day. But John Chrysostom did not compromise his standards.
He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities.
John Chrysostom, (born 347 ce, Antioch, Syria—died September 14, 407, Comana, Helenopontus; Western feast day September 13; Eastern feast day November 13), early Church Father, biblical interpreter, and archbishop of Constantinople.
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