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Questions about John Chrysostom

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When was John Chrysostom born and what is the most accurate date according to scholars?

John Chrysostom was born in Antioch, Roman Syria, around the year 347. John Norman Davidson Kelly favors 349 as the most accurate date based on available evidence.

Where did John Chrysostom die and when did his death occur?

John Chrysostom died at Comana Pontica while traveling through modern-day Gümenek, Tokat, Turkey. He passed away on the 14th of September 407 during transport to the Caucasus region in Abkhazia.

What specific homilies did John Chrysostom deliver against Jewish festivals between 386 and 387?

John Chrysostom delivered eight homilies targeting Christians participating in Jewish festivals and observances from 386 to 387. These sermons criticized Judaizing Christians who observed shabbats, underwent circumcision, and made pilgrimages to Jewish holy places.

How many letters and sermons by John Chrysostom survive today?

Over seven hundred sermons and two hundred forty-six letters survive along with biblical commentaries moral discourses and theological treatises. Among his exegetical works are sixty-seven homilies on Genesis fifty-nine on Psalms ninety on Matthew eighty-eight on John and fifty-five on Acts.

When were the relics of John Chrysostom transferred back to Constantinople after his death?

Relics of John Chrysostom were transferred back to Constantinople under Emperor Theodosius II in 438. Some bones returned to the Orthodox Church on the 27th of November 2004 by Pope John Paul II while other remains remain enshrined in the Church of St George Istanbul.