Byzantine Saints: Hieromartyr Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria (25 November)

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Hieromartyr Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria, commemorated on November 25, stands as one of the most courageous defenders of the Orthodox faith during the fierce persecutions of the early 4th century. Born and educated in Alexandria, St. Peter became the head of the Alexandrian School and later succeeded his teacher, St. Theonas, as Archbishop. This video recounts the life, ministry, teachings, and martyrdom of St. Peter, highlighting his bold stand against the Arian heresy, his pastoral dedication to the faithful during persecution, and the miraculous events surrounding his final days. His profound theological writings, including his Penitential Canons, have continued to shape the Church for centuries. Learn about: His leadership during the Diocletian persecutions His strong denunciation of Arius and defense of Christ’s divinity His secret ministry to imprisoned Christians The heavenly revelation condemning Arianism His martyrdom and the miraculous signs that followed 00:00 — Introduction 00:20 — Early Life of St. Peter of Alexandria 00:33 — His Education & Leadership at the Alexandrian School 00:36 — Becoming Archbishop and Successor to St. Theonas 00:42 — Exile During the Diocletian Persecution 00:59 — Ministry to Imprisoned Christians 01:17 — Rise of Arius and His False Teaching 01:29 — Excommunication of Arius 01:45 — Arius Attempts to Deceive the Church 01:52 — St. Peter Warns the Faithful 02:00 — Growth of the Alexandrian Church Despite Persecution 02:06 — Arrest & Sentencing of St. Peter 02:13 — The People's Outrage 02:21 — Secret Removal to Execution Site 02:32 — Martyrdom of St. Peter 02:39 — Connection to St. Mark's Martyrdom 02:42 — Heavenly Testimony: “Peter is the Last of the Alexandrian Martyrs” 02:53 — Recovery of His Holy Relics 03:04 — His Throne and the Vision of Divine Light 03:23 — Vision of Christ With the Torn Garment 03:40 — Christ Condemns Arius 03:45 — Defender of Orthodoxy & Theologian 03:58 — The Penitential Canons of St. Peter 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 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 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" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 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 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 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 #SaintPeter #HieromartyrPeter #OrthodoxSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #Arianism #ChurchHistory #Alexandria #EarlyChurch #ChristianMartyrs #OrthodoxChristianity #November25Saint #HolyFathers #DiocletianPersecution #Arius #DefenderOfOrthodoxy