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  • NAME: St John Chrysostom
  • OCCUPATION: Archbishop, Saint
  • BIRTH DATE: c. 349
  • DEATH DATE: September 14, 407
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Antioch
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Comana in Pontus

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St. John Chrysostom was archbishop of Constantinople and an important early church father.

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St. John Chrysostom was born circa 347 in Antioch (then in Syria), Turkey. For 12 years, beginning in 386, he established himself as a great preacher, offering his listeners impressive sermons. In 398, St. John was requested, against his will, to serve as archbishop of Constantinople. In 403, Emperor Arcadius banished him. John was venerated as a saint soon after his death in 407.

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