treatise

On the Priesthood (De Sacerdotio)

Six books in dialogue with his friend Basil (not the Cappadocian) on the gravity, dignity, and danger of the priestly office. The foundational Christian treatise on ministry and the work that shaped Eastern thinking about the priesthood for centuries.

c. 386

Attributed to

St. John Chrysostom

Source collection

New Advent (newadvent.org/fathers)

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