Byzantine Saints: Martyr Michael “the Black Robed” of Saint Savva Monastery (23 May)

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Martyr Michael “the Black-Robed” of Saint Savva Monastery is commemorated on May 23rd in the Orthodox Church. Born in Mesopotamia during the 9th century, Saint Michael abandoned wealth and worldly comfort to follow Christ in the Holy Land. Living as a monk in the Lavra of Saint Savva under the guidance of Saint Theodore of Edessa, he devoted himself to prayer, humility, and labor. While selling baskets in Jerusalem, Saint Michael was brought before a Muslim queen who attempted to seduce him into sin. Refusing adultery and boldly confessing Christ as the true faith, he endured torture, poison, and finally martyrdom by beheading. Even after drinking deadly poison, he remained unharmed through the power of God. Following his martyrdom, miraculous signs accompanied his holy relics, including a pillar of fire leading the monks of Saint Savva as they carried his body back to the monastery. Saint Michael’s courage, purity, and unwavering confession of Christ continue to inspire Orthodox Christians today. In this video: • The life of Saint Michael the Black-Robed • His discipleship under Saint Theodore of Edessa • His confession before Muslim rulers • The miracle of the poison • His martyrdom in Jerusalem • The miraculous translation of his relics May the prayers of the Holy Martyr Michael strengthen us to remain faithful to Christ in every trial. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Early Life in Mesopotamia 00:36 Pilgrimage to Jerusalem 00:42 Life at Saint Savva Monastery 01:07 Selling Baskets in Jerusalem 01:23 The Queen’s Temptation 01:38 False Accusation Before the King 01:54 Saint Michael Confesses Christ 02:18 The Miracle of the Poison 02:32 Martyrdom by Beheading 02:41 Dispute Over the Holy Relics 03:02 Saint Theodore’s Vision 03:18 Pillar of Fire Over the Relics 03:26 Burial at the Lavra 03:35 Miracles of Saint Michael 03:47 Pilgrims Witness the Relics 03:55 Feast Days of Saint Michael 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 #OrthodoxSaints #SaintMichael #ChristianMartyr #OrthodoxChristianity #EasternOrthodox #SaintsOfTheChurch #OrthodoxFaith #Martyrdom #JesusChrist #SaintSavva #OrthodoxHistory #ChristianSaints #Synaxarion #HolyMartyrs #AncientFaith

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• Suffering & Trials