Excerpt from Collectio Selecta Ss. Ecclesi� Patrum, Vol. 92: Complectens Exquisitissima Opera Tum Dogmatica Et Moralia, Tum Apologetica Et Oratoria
Il Jam ve1e op.erae pretium erit disquirere, quinam sint ilii sancti, non enim hic tantum illerum meminit. Sed etiam alibi cum dicit Nunc preficiscer, Jeru salem m1111strare sanctis? Et Lucas in Acti_s eum magna fames 1111n1111eret, hos 1psos sanctes ita commemo rat: gdisc_ipuli autem, preut qqis habehat, prepesuerunt singuli mittere ad pauperes sanctorum, qui sunt in Jeru salen13. Et iterum, quod ante dicebam, ait, Tantum pauperum memores essemps, quod etiam sellici cit11s [iii hoc ipsum facere. Postquam v, ere s1e int 1105 divisimugs, ut mihi Gentes, Petro Judaei contingerent, communi sententia constituimus, 111q1111, ut diiisio hanc ad pauperes non pertingeret. Nam cum pra3dicabant, ille Judgeisl hic gentibus przedicabat: cum vero payper1bu3 patrocinabantur, non ita res constituta erat, nt ille pau peribus Judaeerum, hic vere pauperibus gentium tantam curam impenderet: sed uterque erga pauperes Judzrorum magnam gerebat cura.... Quamohrem dicebat: Tantum ut pauperum 111emores cssemus, quod etiam sellicitqg fui hoc ipsum facere. Quinam ergo sunt ill_i, de.qui�l�1�qs hic loquitur, necnon in epistola ad Romagna-et ig epis; 2 'i'l1rss 11 om. Xv.
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John Chrysostom (349 - 407)
Read freely text sermons and articles by the speaker John Chrysostom in text and pdf format Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. The epithet Χρυσόστομος (Chrysostomos, anglicized as Chrysostom) means "golden-mouthed" in Greek and given for his celebrated eloquence.The Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches honor him as a saint and count him among the Three Holy Hierarchs, together with Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzus. He is recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church. Churches of the Western tradition, including the Roman Catholic Church, some Anglican provinces, and some Lutheran churches, commemorate him on 13 September. Some other Lutheran churches and Anglican provinces commemorate him on the traditional Eastern feast day of 27 January. Chrysostom's extant homiletical works are vast, including many hundreds of exegetical homilies on both the New Testament (especially the works of Saint Paul) and the Old Testament (particularly on Genesis). Among his extant exegetical works are sixty-seven homilies on Genesis, fifty-nine on the Psalms, ninety on the Gospel of Matthew, eighty-eight on the Gospel of John, and fifty-five on the Acts of the Apostles.
John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, and his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders.
Chrysostom is known in Christianity chiefly as a preacher, theologian and liturgist, particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
During a time when city clergy were subject to criticism for their high lifestyle, John was determined to reform his clergy in Constantinople. These efforts were met with resistance and limited success. He was an excellent preacher. As a theologian, he has been and continues to be very important in Eastern Christianity, and is generally considered the most prominent doctor of the Greek Church, but has been less important to Western Christianity.
His writings have survived to the present day more so than any of the other Greek Fathers. He rejected the contemporary trend for allegory, instead speaking plainly and applying Bible passages and lessons to everyday life.
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