John Chrysostom Quotes


When one is required to preside over the Church, and be entrusted with the care of so many souls, the whole female sex must retire before the magnitude of the task, and the majority of men also.


Citations

Chrysostom, John. On the Priesthood. Translated by W.R.W. Stephens. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 9. Edited by Philip Schaff, Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889, p. 39.

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John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom
  • Born:
  • Died: September 14, 0407
  • Nationality: Greek
  • Profession: Religious Figure, Saint

John Chrysostom (c. 347 – 14 September 407) was an important Early Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, his Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. The epithet Χρυσόστομος (Chrysostomos, anglicized as Chrysostom) means "golden-mouthed" in Greek and denotes his celebrated eloquence.