26 February 398 A.D. John Chyrsostom—The Golden-Tongued & Unwilling Bishop of Constantinople
26 February 398 A.D. John Chyrsostom—The Golden-Tongued & Unwilling Bishop of Constantinople Graves, Dan. “John Chrysostom, Golden Mouth.” Christianity.com. May 2007. http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/301-600/john-chrysostom-golden-tongue-11629689.html . Accessed 19 Jul 2014. Chrysostom resisted, pleaded. The Imperial messengers were deaf to his pleas. They had their secret orders. He was coming with them whether he wished it or not. Outside Antioch they transferred him into a royal chariot and rode for Constantinople. There, in the capital of the Roman Empire he learned the truth. He was to be Bishop of the imperial city, a position he never wanted but for which many others were fiercely vying. His heart must have sunk as he realized that the other candidates would form implacable resentments against him. But what could he say? The imperial apparatus had brought about his elevation and he was helpless before i...