Byzantine Saints: Greatmartyr Euphemia the All Praised (11 July)

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The Holy Great Martyr St. Euphemia the All-Praised suffered martyrdom for Christ during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian in 304 AD. Yet nearly 150 years after her death, God glorified His saint once more through one of the most remarkable miracles in Church history. At the Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon (451 AD), the Church gathered to settle the controversy over the nature of Jesus Christ. Faced with the Monophysite heresy—which denied Christ's full human nature—the bishops placed two sealed confessions of faith upon the relics of St. Euphemia and entrusted the matter to God's judgment. After three days of fasting and prayer, the tomb was opened before Emperor Marcian, the bishops, and the assembled council. The Orthodox confession was found miraculously in St. Euphemia's right hand, while the heretical confession lay beneath her feet, providing one of the most extraordinary confirmations of Orthodox doctrine in Christian history. This episode remains one of the greatest testimonies to God's providence in safeguarding the true faith and the doctrine that Jesus Christ is one Divine Person possessing two complete natures—fully God and fully Man. In this presentation, we also follow the later history of St. Euphemia's holy relics, their preservation through the Iconoclast persecutions, and their solemn return to Constantinople following the triumph of holy icons. May the prayers of the Holy Great Martyr Euphemia strengthen us in fidelity to the Catholic Faith. 👍 Like this video 💬 Leave a comment 🔔 Subscribe for more traditional Catholic content from Sensus Fidelium 📤 Share this video to help spread the lives of the saints. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 St. Euphemia's Martyrdom under Diocletian 00:50 Why the Miracle Was Needed 01:06 The Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon 01:23 The Monophysite Heresy Explained 01:47 The Gathering of 630 Bishops 02:16 Orthodox and Monophysite Leaders 02:36 Patriarch Anatolius' Proposal 02:42 The Relics of St. Euphemia 02:50 Two Scrolls Placed in the Tomb 03:14 Three Days of Prayer and Fasting 03:30 The Miracle Revealed 03:42 St. Euphemia Hands the Orthodox Confession to the Patriarch 03:50 The Council's Final Judgment 04:01 Transfer of the Relics to Constantinople 04:14 The Iconoclast Persecution 04:29 The Relics Rescued from the Sea 04:44 Hidden Until the Triumph of Orthodoxy 05:02 The Seventh Ecumenical Council 05:15 Return of St. Euphemia's Relics 05:23 Conclusion https://www.oca.org/saints/lives 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StEuphemia #CouncilOfChalcedon #Catholic #Orthodox #ChurchHistory #LivesOfTheSaints #ChristianHistory #EcumenicalCouncil #Saints #SensusFidelium #JesusChrist #TraditionalCatholic #EarlyChurch #CatholicFaith #HolyRelics