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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John Chrysostom

349 - 407

John Chrysostom

John Chrysostom (; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος; c. 347 – 14 September 407 AD) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Chrysostom has received more than 2,072,941 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia. John Chrysostom is the 68th most popular religious figure (up from 72nd in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 34th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

John Chrysostom was a 4th century Christian theologian who is most famous for his sermons.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Chrysostom ranks 68 out of 2,238. Before him are Hildegard of Bingen, Pope Alexander VI, Thomas the Apostle, Daniel, Pope Pius XI, and Saint Valentine. After him are Pope Sylvester I, Muhammad al-Bukhari, Pope Gregory XIII, Pope Urban II, Pope Julius II, and Pope Gregory VII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 349, John Chrysostom ranks 1. After him is Eunapius. Among people deceased in 407, John Chrysostom ranks 1. After him are Moses the Black, Gjúki, Chromatius, Maria, Marcus, and Gratian.