Byzantine Saints: Martyr Menas of Egypt (11 November)

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On November 11th, the Church commemorates Saint Menas (Menace) of Egypt, one of the most beloved martyrs and wonderworkers of the early Christian Church. Born in Egypt, Saint Menas served as a military officer under Emperor Diocletian (284–305) and Maximian (305–311). Renowned for his bravery, discipline, and faith, he left military service when commanded to worship idols and fled into the wilderness to live a life of ascetic prayer and fasting. When divine grace filled his heart, Saint Menas returned to the city, boldly proclaiming Jesus Christ as the one true God before the pagan crowds. Refusing to deny his faith, he suffered cruel tortures and was beheaded for Christ around A.D. 304. His holy relics were later brought back to Egypt, where many miracles were recorded at his shrine near Alexandria — especially healings and deliverances from demonic oppression. Even in modern times, Saint Menas has shown his protection: in 1942, during World War II, he appeared to defend Egypt at El Alamein, causing the Nazi army under General Rommel to flee in confusion — a miraculous turning point in the war. Saint Menas is especially venerated as a patron of lost objects, travelers, soldiers, and the sick. 🙏 Pray to St. Menas for help in finding lost things and for strength in faith. 🕰️ Timestamps 0:00 – Introduction 0:20 – Commemoration of St. Menas on November 11 0:23 – His early life as an Egyptian soldier 0:45 – Emperor Diocletian’s decree to worship idols 1:00 – St. Menas withdraws into the wilderness 1:15 – His ascetic life of prayer and fasting 1:24 – Vision and call to martyrdom 1:32 – Bold confession during pagan festival 2:00 – Arrest and interrogation before the prefect 2:36 – Refusal to deny Christ 3:00 – Tortures and steadfast faith 3:02 – Martyrdom and beheading 3:14 – Relics brought to Egypt 3:25 – Church built southwest of Alexandria 3:45 – Miracles and healings through St. Menas 4:00 – Miracle at El Alamein (1942) 4:26 – Churchill’s words after the victory 4:32 – Rebuilding the Church of St. Menas 4:35 – Closing prayer and invocation https://www.oca.org/saints/lives #SaintMenas #StMenas #GreatMartyrMenas #EgyptianSaint #ChristianMartyrs #CopticSaints #OrthodoxSaints #FeastDay #SaintOfTheDay #November11 #SaintBiography #StMenasMiracles #ElAlameinMiracle #FaithAndCourage #MiracleStories #PatronOfLostThings #ChristianFaith #OrthodoxFaith #SaintsAndMartyrs #AncientChurch #HolyMartyrMenas 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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

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• Suffering & Trials