About the Author Saint John Chrysostom (c. 347 – 407) grew up in Roman Antioch. He trained to be a lawyer, training with a great pagan rhetorician, but as he grew John became drawn to God. He became a hermit, committing the entire Bible to memory. When he left the wilderness he ascended the ranks of the Church, eventually becoming the Archbishop of Constantinople. Political faction would send John into exile in his final years, but not before he had earned the nickname Chrysostom, Golden Mouth. Christians and pagans were drawn to John’s beautiful, careful expositions of the faith. In this slightly modernized passage from his discussion of the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Ephesians, verses 5:22-24, we can learn about marriage – and also see where Saint John Chrysostom got his nickname.
Saint John Chrysostom on a Happy Marriage
Saint John Chrysostom on a Happy Marriage
Saint John Chrysostom on a Happy Marriage
About the Author Saint John Chrysostom (c. 347 – 407) grew up in Roman Antioch. He trained to be a lawyer, training with a great pagan rhetorician, but as he grew John became drawn to God. He became a hermit, committing the entire Bible to memory. When he left the wilderness he ascended the ranks of the Church, eventually becoming the Archbishop of Constantinople. Political faction would send John into exile in his final years, but not before he had earned the nickname Chrysostom, Golden Mouth. Christians and pagans were drawn to John’s beautiful, careful expositions of the faith. In this slightly modernized passage from his discussion of the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Ephesians, verses 5:22-24, we can learn about marriage – and also see where Saint John Chrysostom got his nickname.