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- Although this great saint did not actually die for the faith by the hand of the executioner, yet Saint John Chrysostom may be styled a martyr, as he died of the maltreatment which he received for defending God’s honor and the rights of the Church.
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John Chrysostom. Vested as a bishop, holding a Gospel Book or scroll, right hand raised in blessing. He is depicted as emaciated from fasting, with a high forehead, balding with dark hair and a small beard. Symbols: beehive, a white dove, a pan, chalice on a bible, pen and inkhorn [citation needed]
Oct 15, 2024 · St. John Chrysostom (born 347 ce, Antioch, Syria—died September 14, 407, Comana, Helenopontus; Western feast day September 13; Eastern feast day November 13) was an early Church Father, biblical interpreter, and archbishop of Constantinople.
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Chrysostom -- Excessive Grief at the Death of Friends. Chrysostom (that is, "Of the Golden Mouth") was a title given to John, Archbishop of Constantinople. He was born of a patrician family at Antioch about 347, and owed much to the early Christian training of his Christian mother, Anthusa.
Sep 10, 2024 · St. John Chrysostom’s many writings, especially homilies and commentaries on the Gospels, are still extant and have exerted great influence over the centuries. “If the Lord should give you power to raise the dead, He would give much less than He does when he bestows suffering.
Aug 31, 2020 · An early Byzantine mosaic of John Chrysostom in the Cathedral of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, now Istanbul. When, in the fourth century ad, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, it lost the threat of persecution but gained new perils.
He died on 14 Sept. in 407, while en route to the even more remote Pithyus on the Black Sea. In 438 his body was translated in great honor to Constantinople.
Discusses the career and reputation of John Chrysostom (c.347–407) and the religious consequences of the political events of his time. John first came to prominence at Antioch through his strict moral teaching, and he became bishop of Constantinople, despite considerable opposition, in 397.
