Byzantine Saints: Holy Woman Olympias (Olympiada) the Deaconess of Constantinople (25 July)

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St. Olympias (Olympiada) the Deaconess of Constantinople is one of the great women saints of the early Church. Born into immense wealth and nobility, she chose a life of virginity, radical charity, and unwavering devotion to Christ instead of worldly honor. Appointed a deaconess by Patriarch Nectarius, St. Olympias became known for caring for the poor, widows, orphans, pilgrims, monasteries, and the Church itself. She welcomed many of the greatest saints of her age, including St. Gregory the Theologian, St. Amphilochius, St. Epiphanius, and St. Peter of Sebaste. Her closest spiritual father was St. John Chrysostom, whom she loyally defended during his unjust exile. Because of her fidelity, she was falsely accused, heavily fined, imprisoned, and exiled. Yet she endured every trial with patience, humility, and complete trust in God. After her holy repose in 409 AD, her relics became a source of countless miracles and healings, and the Church continues to honor her as a model of Christian charity, courage, and steadfast faith. May the prayers of St. Olympias the Deaconess inspire us to love Christ above riches, reputation, and earthly security. Commemorated: July 25 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Noble Birth and Family 00:53 Choosing Virginity Instead of Marriage 01:08 Giving Her Fortune to the Poor 01:22 Ordained Deaconess by Patriarch Nectarius 01:36 Serving the Great Fathers of the Church 02:03 Friendship with St. John Chrysostom 02:19 The Exile of St. John 02:50 Persecution by Patriarch Theophilus 03:19 False Accusations After the Fire 03:42 Unjust Trial and Fine 03:54 Exile and Imprisonment 04:02 Letters from St. John Chrysostom 04:10 Holy Repose 04:19 Her Miraculous Burial 04:35 Discovery of Her Relics 04:57 Translation of the Relics 05:02 Miracles and Healings 05:06 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" = 🔔 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 #StOlympias #SaintOlympias #OrthodoxSaints #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #SaintOfTheDay #JohnChrysostom #ChurchHistory #ChristianFaith #Byzantine #EarlyChurch #ChristianCharity #Orthodoxy #Catholic #Saints

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• Holiness