St. John Chrysostom: References & Edit History
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The standard modern biography is by Chrysostomus Baur, John Chrysostom and His Time, 2 vol. (1959–60, reissued 2 vol. in 4, 1988). For a more popular treatment, see Donald Attwater, St. John Chrysostom: Pastor and Preacher (1959). Robert L. Wilken, John Chrysostom and the Jews: Rhetoric and Reality (1983), describes the world he lived in and its influence on his thinking, especially as manifested in his anti-Jewish homilies.
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| Anniversary information added. | Sep 10, 2026 | ||
| Added a callout box. | Sep 10, 2026 | ||
| Top questions added. | Sep 10, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Changed the spelling of “anti-Semitism” to “antisemitism.” | Apr 29, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: C.S. Lewis Institute - Profiles in Faith: John Chrysostom. | Apr 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Eternal Word Television Network - St. John Chrysostom. | Feb 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Notre Dame - FaithND - St. John Chrysostom. | Jun 14, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Chrysostom St. | Jun 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Catholic Online - St. John Chrysostom. | Mar 18, 2023 | ||
| Added information about his “Eight Homilies Against the Jews.” | Sep 06, 2022 | ||
| Added information on his early life. | Feb 16, 2017 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of St. John Chrysostom. | Sep 19, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | May 29, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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