Saint John Chrysostom
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- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Theology, Theologians, Empires, Dynasties, Saints, Prophets, Byzantine Empire, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Areas of Achievement: Religion and oratory Archbishop of Constantinople{$I[g]Asia Minor;Saint John Chrysostom[Chrysostom]}{$I[g]Roman Empire;Saint John Chrysostom[Chrysostom]} John Chrysostom, the greatest homiletic preacher of the Greek church, became the patron saint of preachers.
Early Life
John Chrysostom (KRIHS-uhs-tuhm), which means “golden mouth,” was raised by a devout mother, Anthousa, who had been widowed at the age of twenty. He received a first-rate education, especially in rhetoric, and his teachers are supposed to have...
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