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Synod of the Oak

July 403 CE

Provincial synod, held in Constantinople in July of 403, which condemned and deposed John Chrysostom as Patriarch of Constantinople. It opened in July 403 CE. Those involved included Aelia Eudoxia, Pope Theophilus of Alexandria, Tall Brothers and John Chrysostom. Its main subject is John Chrysostom.

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