John Cassian, the righteous saint
He is the one whom the Lord God willed as a mediator to plant Eastern monasticism in the West. He was born in Scythia, at the mouth of the Danube River, […]
Cyril of Alexandria, Archbishop of Alexandria
Saint Cyril was born in the city of Alexandria around the year 378. His uncle, the Archbishop of Alexandria, Theophilus, took responsibility for his upbringing and education.
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Theodore, the holy and righteous queen
She is Theodore, the Queen of Paphlagonia. From the noble class. She enjoyed stunning beauty and penetrating intelligence. She took piety and faith from her mother, Theoctista.
The body of canon law or laws of the universal Christian Church
In our hands is a precious book, which includes a collection of church laws enacted by the apostolic councils, ecumenical and local councils, and patristic laws with their explanations. The Church
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John Chrysostom
{magictabs} In Antioch:: His birth and childhood: He saw the light in Antioch between the years 345 and 349, but Dr. Asad Rustam is more likely and says
Monks in the third and fourth centuries
Origin: Jesus Christ was the first to live a life of poverty, wandering, and misery. He taught that the Kingdom of God was approaching. He sent his disciples and instructed them not to become pregnant
The church in the first quarter of the fifth century
Hierarchy: The remaining texts indicate that the hierarchy of the Church of Antioch included in the first quarter of the fourth century - before the First Ecumenical Council -
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Third Ecumenical Council - Council of Ephesus
428 - 441 The vacancy of the Constantinople see: Atticus, Bishop of Constantinople, died in the fall of the year 425. Proclus, the secretary, ran for the succession.
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