Byzantine Saints: Hieromartyr Proterius, Patriarch of Alexandria (28 February)

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On February 28, the Church commemorates Hieromartyr Proterius, Patriarch of Alexandria, who gave his life defending the Orthodox teaching of Christ as Perfect God and Perfect Man. During the turbulent 5th century, Alexandria was shaken by theological controversy. Following the condemnation of the Monophysite heresy at the Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon (451), Proterius was elevated to the patriarchal throne after the deposition of Dioscorus. But the supporters of error did not rest. Amid riots, political unrest, and violent opposition, St. Proterius remained steadfast in proclaiming that Christ exists in two natures — unconfused, indivisible, immutable, and inseparable. On Holy Saturday, in an act of shocking brutality, heretics broke into a baptistry where he had taken refuge and murdered him along with six faithful companions. His body was desecrated and burned — yet his witness could not be silenced. This is the story of a bishop who chose truth over safety, fidelity over compromise, and martyrdom over silence. May his prayers strengthen us to defend the Orthodox faith in our own age of confusion. 0:00 – Introduction 0:21 – Who Was St. Proterius? 0:44 – The Heresy of Eutyches and Monophysitism 1:02 – The Council of Chalcedon (451) 1:26 – Election as Patriarch of Alexandria 1:47 – Riots and Imperial Intervention 2:04 – The Prophetic Dream of Isaiah 2:17 – Martyrdom on Holy Saturday 2:46 – Imperial Response and Aftermath 2:58 – His Glorification Among the Saints 3:09 – Final Reflection 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 #StProterius #OrthodoxFaith #CatholicHistory #CouncilOfChalcedon #ChurchHistory #ChristianMartyrs #DefenderOfTheFaith #TwoNaturesOfChrist #Alexandria #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicMasculinity