Chrysostom - Joannis Chrysostomi Archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani Opera Omnia. Mainz, 1701.

CHRYSOSTOM (St. John) - Joannis Chrysostomi archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani opera omnia. Mainz, Chez Joannis Davidis Zunneri, 1701; folio, 2 frontispieces and printed title page, XVI-830 + II-892 + II-916 + II-854 + II-912 + II-846 + index + X-932 + II-720 + 406 + 1072 + II-979 columns + 92 pp. + index, full white vellum bindings, smooth spines, marbled edges. The 6 volumes. 12 volumes bound in 6. Greco-Latin edition of the works of Saint John Chrisostom. John Chrysostom, born in Antioch around 346, and died in 407 near Comana, was archbishop of Constantinople. He is considered one of the Fathers of the Church. Around the years 369-372, at the age of 24, John, interested more than anything else in Holy Scripture, asked for baptism after meeting Bishop Meletius. Antioch was then an important theological center, and John became a student of Flavian and Diodorus of Tarsus, the undisputed master of the time. It was with this great exegete that he became sensitive to the literal meaning of sacred texts, somewhat wary of the allegorical interpretations of the theological school of Alexandria. Particularly fond of the Gospel of Saint Matthew and the Epistles of Paul, he continued to reread them until his death.