A brief reflection on the Church Calendar, hosted by Sr. Dr. Vassa Larin of the University of Vienna, Austria. This episode is on St. John Chrysostom.
St. John is known for his eloquent preaching, for
which he was called, already during his life-time, Χρυσόστομος, which
means “golden-mouthed.“ So let‘s take a look at the life of this great
saint!
St. John was born in ca. 349 in Antioch, an ancient city on
the river Orontes. It was once the capital-city of Syria, but today mere
ruins of this once-great city lie near the modern city of Antakya in
Turkey. Antioch was an important center of early Christianity,
evangelized by the Apostles Peter, Paul, and Barnabas, and it is called
“the cradle of Christianity,“ because Antioch‘s converts were the first
to be called “Christians“ (Acts 11:26).
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