Consciousofthepurityofhisintentions，andperhapsofthesuperiorityofhisgenius，thearchbishopofConstantinopleextendedthejurisdictionoftheImperialcity，thathemightenlargethesphereofhispastorallabors；andtheconductwhichtheprofaneimputedtoanambitiousmotive，appearedtoChrysostomhimselfinthelightofasacredandindispensableduty。InhisvisitationthroughtheAsiaticprovinces，hedeposedthirteenbishopsofLydiaandPhrygia；andindiscreetlydeclaredthatadeepcorruptionofsimonyandlicentiousnesshadinfectedthewholeepiscopalorder。^46Ifthosebishopswereinnocent，sucharashandunjustcondemnationmustexciteawell—
groundeddiscontent。Iftheywereguilty，thenumerousassociatesoftheirguiltwouldsoondiscoverthattheirownsafetydependedontheruinofthearchbishop；whomtheystudiedtorepresentasthetyrantoftheEasternchurch。
[Footnote43:ThefemalesofConstantinopledistinguishedthemselvesbytheirenmityortheirattachmenttoChrysostom。
Threenobleandopulentwidows，Marsa，Castricia，andEugraphia，weretheleadersofthepersecution，Pallad。Dialog。tom。xiii。
p。14。Itwasimpossiblethattheyshouldforgiveapreacherwhoreproachedtheiraffectationtoconceal，bytheornamentsofdress，theirageandugliness，Palladp。27。Olympias，byequalzeal，displayedinamorepiouscause，hasobtainedthetitleofsaint。SeeTillemont，Mem。Eccles。tom。xip。416—440。]