[Armenia]. Յովհաննէս Ոսկեբերան [JEAN CHRYSOSTOME (saint)]. Յ - Lot 160

[Armenia]. Յովհաննէս Ոսկեբերան [JEAN CHRYSOSTOME (saint)]. Յովհաննու Ոսկեբերանի Կոստանդիանուպօլսի եպիսկոպոսապետի յԱւետարանագիրն Մատթէոս [Commentary by Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, on the Gospel according to Matthew]. Venice, Imprimerie Sainte-Lazare, 1826. 2 volumes in 1 in-8, 16-400 p., 1 pl. ; 401-763 p., full contemporary speckled tan basane, smooth ornate spine, red title-piece, gilt roulette framing the boards, speckled edges (work disbound, binding worn, quires out of order, 11 pages missing (including title), slight freckling, marginal soiling). First and second volumes of this 3-volume edition. Armenian translation of the famous exegetical commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by John Chrysostom, one of the great Fathers of the Church. The text is a fundamental testimony to the patristic tradition, offering a theological, moral and pastoral reading designed to enlighten the faithful in their understanding of the Gospels. Widely used in Eastern Christianity, this commentary occupies an essential place in the spiritual and homiletical teaching of the Armenian Church.