Church in the Life of the Early Byzantine Polis by the example of Antioch at the time of St. John Chrysostom’s ministry
In the second half of the IVth century the conditions of maximum favor of state power in relation to the Church were formed in the Byzantine Empire. By the example of such a metropolis as Antioch, we can better understand the peculiarities of the process of development of the Church and its institutions in the life of the city community during the time of St. John Chrysostom.