Saint John Chrysostom (c. 347–407) is one of the best- loved saints of the Christian Church. He is honored by the Orthodox Church as a saint and a Holy Hierarch—one of three pivotal bishops of the early church. A slightly older contemporary of Saint Augustine, a figure much better known in the West, John Chrysostom is also considered a saint by Roman Catholics and by Protestants of the Anglican communion. In his time, he was famous for his role as Patriarch, or bishop, of Constantinople, in which he confronted people in power— particularly Empress Aelia Eudoxia—about their ostentation and their abuses of power. But he was also a skilled theologian and a renowned preacher. The name Chrysostom, which means “of the golden mouth,” was awarded to him after his death in recognition for his powerful public speaking.