Saint John Chrysostom and the Gothic Migration
Abstract: This article aims to present a significant episode in the history of migrations in Europe: the passage of the Visigoths into the Roman Empire south of the Danube (376 A.D.) and their transformation from afflicted refugees into fearsome insurgents. Beyond this spectacular evolution, the author evaluates the position of the Church and the attitude of Bishop John Chrysostom towards these migrants in a context in which xenophobic feelings have reached a climax.
Keywords: migration, Goths, Late Antiquity, John Chrysostom, Eastern Roman Empire, Constantinople
Citation suggestion: Boicu, Dragoş. “Sfântul Ioan Gură de Aur şi migraţia goţilor”. Transilvania, no. 10 (2021): 9-14.
https://doi.org/10.51391/trva.2021.10.02.
