Byzantine Saints: Saint Eustathius, Archbishop of Antioch (21 February)

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St. Eustathius of Antioch (Feast Day: February 21) was one of the great defenders of the divinity of Christ during the Arian crisis of the 4th century. As Archbishop of Antioch and a leading voice at the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea in 325, he stood boldly against Arius and the denial of Christ’s consubstantiality with the Father. A learned theologian and man of deep holiness, St. Eustathius presided at the Council of Nicaea, where the Nicene Creed was formed and Arianism was condemned. Yet despite his orthodoxy, he was falsely accused, slandered, and exiled through the schemes of Arian sympathizers. Even in exile, he continued defending the Orthodox Faith until his death in 337. His relics were triumphantly returned to Antioch in 482, and he is honored by great Fathers of the Church including St. Basil the Great, St. John Chrysostom, and St. Athanasius. St. Eustathius stands as a pillar of the Church — a reminder that fidelity to Christ often comes with persecution, but truth ultimately prevails. 📖 “A pillar of the Church.” – Theodoret of Cyrus 🙏 St. Eustathius of Antioch, pray for us. 00:00 – Introduction 00:20 – Feast Day & Early Life 00:30 – Bishop of Beroea (Aleppo) 00:39 – The Council of Nicaea (325) 01:00 – The Fight Against Arianism 01:18 – Presiding at the First Ecumenical Council 01:49 – False Accusation & Arian Plot 02:18 – Exile to Thrace 02:50 – Death in Exile (337) 03:01 – Second Ecumenical Council (381) 03:11 – Return of His Relics (482) 03:24 – Praise from the Church Fathers 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 #StEustathius #CatholicSaints #OrthodoxFaith #CouncilOfNicaea #NiceneCreed #Arianism #ChurchHistory #EarlyChurch #ChristianHistory #DefendersOfTheFaith #February21 #Patristics #CatholicYouTube #SaintOfTheDay