John Chrysostom
349 CE – 407 CE · aged 58
Church father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)
- Born
- 349 CE · Antioch
- Died
- 407 CE · Comana Pontica
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- 349 CEBornBorn in Antioch
- 407 CEDiedDied in Comana Pontica
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- 395 CE – 1453Byzantine Empire
- 395 CE – 476 CEWestern Roman Empire
Biography
John Chrysostom (Koine Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος, romanized: Iōánnēs ho Chrysóstomos, IPA: [i.oˈannis o xryˈsostomos]; Latin: Ioannes Chrysostomus, Ecclesiastical Latin: [joˈannes kriˈzɔstomus]; Syriac: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܕܗܘܐ (Yōḥannan Pumā d-Dahbā); English: John the Golden-mouthed; c. 347 – 14 September 407) was a Church Father who served as Archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, particularly on the poor, his Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities.
He is honored as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern churches, as well as in some others. The Eastern Orthodox, together with the Byzantine Catholics, hold him in special regard as one of the Three Holy Hierarchs (alongside Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nazianzus). Along with them and Athanasius of Alexandria he is also regarded by the Catholic Church as one of the four Great Greek Church Fathers.
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