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**wMceqj7F** · 01-29-2010, 08:59 AM

A portion of the Skull of St. John Chrysostom is still kept in the Monastery of Vatopedi. This portion includes his incorrupt ear in which St. Paul spoke to him to help in his interpretation of his epistles. For more, see here: http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010...f-st-john.html.

I believe much of the confusion stems from the fact that most of the holy relics of saints treasured throughout the world are in pieces. Out of reverence, churches or monasteries say that they keep a relic (e.g. the head of St. John the Forerunner) while in reality it is only piece of it. This doesn't diminish the divine grace present, but it can lead to some being scandalized when they hear that three different places have the same supposed relic, while there's no actual inconsistency.

I haven't seen or venerated the relic of St. John Chrysostom coming to NY, but I believe it makes perfect sense for it to have been a portion sent to Russia from Vatopedi in 17th century, as mentioned.

01-29-2010, 08:59 AM	#5
wMceqj7F Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	A portion of the Skull of St. John Chrysostom is still kept in the Monastery of Vatopedi. This portion includes his incorrupt ear in which St. Paul spoke to him to help in his interpretation of his epistles. For more, see here: http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010...f-st-john.html. I believe much of the confusion stems from the fact that most of the holy relics of saints treasured throughout the world are in pieces. Out of reverence, churches or monasteries say that they keep a relic (e.g. the head of St. John the Forerunner) while in reality it is only piece of it. This doesn't diminish the divine grace present, but it can lead to some being scandalized when they hear that three different places have the same supposed relic, while there's no actual inconsistency. I haven't seen or venerated the relic of St. John Chrysostom coming to NY, but I believe it makes perfect sense for it to have been a portion sent to Russia from Vatopedi in 17th century, as mentioned.
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