John (Chrysostom)

In the Christian tradition

Saint John Chrysostom ("the Golden-Mouthed") is the late-fourth- and early-fifth-century Archbishop of Constantinople, the greatest preacher of the Christian East, Doctor of the Church. The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom is the principal Sunday liturgy of the Byzantine rite. The Catholic calendar honors him on September 13; the Orthodox calendar on November 13.

John Chrysostom (c. 347-407) is the principal figure of the Christian East at the turn of the fifth century. The Patriarch of Constantinople, his exile and death came from his preaching against the imperial court and against luxury in the Church. His hundreds of surviving homilies on the gospels and the Pauline epistles are foundational documents of Christian biblical interpretation. The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom (the principal Sunday liturgy of the Byzantine rite, celebrated in Greek, Slavic, Antiochian, and other Orthodox traditions) is attributed to him in tradition though scholarship considers it a development over time around his liturgical contributions. The Catholic calendar honors him on September 13; the Orthodox calendar on November 13 and again on January 30 in the feast of the Three Hierarchs.