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Back to EpisodesStatues and Fear: The Lenten Crisis of 387
Published 2 years, 10 months ago
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A riot in Antioch at the beginning of Lent, 387, set the whole city in a panic over the impending imperial judgment. At this time St. John Chrysostom preached a series of sermons that would place him to the fore in the mind of key imperial officials, and set the stage for his eventual elevation as the bishop of Constantinople.