John Chrysostom

Chrysostom ("golden mouth") was trained as a rhetorician and monk, ordained in Antioch, and became famous for expository preaching through whole books of the Bible. As bishop of Constantinople he preached against the abuse of wealth and power and was deposed through the opposition of the empress Eudoxia and Theophilus of Alexandria. Hundreds of homilies and many letters survive.

Dates

ca. 349 – 407 (approximate)

See or city

Antioch, later Constantinople

Region

Syria

Also known as

John of Antioch; Johannes Chrysostomus

Notes

Presbyter at Antioch until 397, then bishop of Constantinople (398-404); exiled twice and died in exile at Comana in 407.

Works

• Homilies on the Gospel of MatthewHomiliae in Matthaeum · ca. 390 · CPG 4424 (not yet checked)