When one is required to pre... by John Chrysostom, a N/A Clergyman

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“When one is required to preside over the Church, and be entrusted with the care of so many souls, the whole female sex must retire before the magnitude of the task, and the majority of men also.”

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Name: John Chrysostom

Nationality: N/A

Date of Birth: 347

Date of Death: 407

Profession: Clergyman

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