b. AD 344 or 347 in Antioch;
d. 14 September AD 407 in Comana (Pontus);
Greek Christian theologian; patriarch of Constantinople (397–404); known chiefly for his orations; hence the appellation Chrysóstomos (‘Golden Mouth’) since the 6th cent.; the epithet became a proper name in the Middle Ages
Works
The following works must be considered authentic: 17 theological treatises (e.g. On Vanity and the Education of Ch…