“ The Orthodox Church... has a particular reverence for the writers of the fourth century, and especially for those whom it terms ‘ the three Great Hierarchs, ’ Gregory of Nazianzus, Basil the Great, and John Chrysostom, ” states the writer Kallistos, who is a monk.
” Pareizticīgo baznīca.. ar lielu godbijību izturas pret ceturtā gadsimta autoriem, it sevišķi tiem, kurus tā sauc par trīs lielajiem hierarhiem — Nazianzas Gregoru, Basiliju Lielo un Jāni Hrīsostomu. ”