Voting Station

St. John Chrysostom

Please vote to return to collections.

Religious Figure

The Resume

    (circa 347-September 14, 407)
    Born in Antioch, Syria
    Catholic priest and bishop
    Considered one of the greatest of the early Church Fathers
    Canonized saint and Doctor of the Church
    Creator of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, the liturgy used by the Orthodox and most eastern rite Catholic Churches for their masses
    Archbishop of Constantinople

Why he might be annoying:

    Some believe he was anti-Semitic due to his sermons against Judaizing Christians.
    He disliked sports and the theater.
    He led a mob that destroyed the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
    His extreme fasting permanently damaged his stomach and kidneys.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He lived the life he preached; living life as a hermit at some times and living simply as an ascetic all times.
    He memorized the entire Bible.
    He worked very hard to help the poor and founded a series of hospitals.
    He criticized his own Catholic Church about spending money on expensive churches, vestments and utensils for the Mass while people went hungry.
    Chrysostom means 'golden mouthed' or 'golden tongue' in Greek, and he was called this in recognition of his superb preaching and oratory.
    He gave the rich a hard time and once said, 'It is not possible to be wealthy and just at the same time.'
    He ticked off rich people in and out of the Church so bad that he was banished twice from Constantinople.
    He left behind a huge body of writings; letters, sermons, etc., that help understand his times.

Credit: tom_jeffords


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 233 Votes: 47.21% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 105 Votes: 49.52% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 117 Votes: 47.86% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 68 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 26.32% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 82 Votes: 43.90% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 449 Votes: 44.10% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 77 Votes: 36.36% Annoying