†) St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, and St. Antuza, his mothertranslated

Orthodox calendar, November 13 St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople This great teacher and light of the world was born in the great city of Antioch, in the year 344, of righteous parents: his father's name was Second and he was the commander of the Syrian army, and his mother was Saint Antuza.

From an early age, he lost his father, and his mother never married again, although she was very young, but devoted her life to raising her child. He was baptized at the age of 20 and had, through the care of his mother, the most famous teachers in Antioch: Libanius and Andragatius.

From the very beginning, the Saint showed a great love for the science of oratory and, diligently, he set about learning so that, with the sharpness of his mind, he learned all the science of the time. He also came to know the Holy Scriptures in the same way, having two important mentors: the archbishop of Antioch, Saint Meletius, and Diodorus of Tarsus, the head of the school in Antioch.

There was also a Christian house of ascetics in Antioch, led by an older poor man, named Carterie, where Saint John and other young men like him, disgusted by a lukewarm life, without a spirit of sacrifice, made ascetic vows, from...