Byzantine Saints: Saint Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople (25 February)

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St. Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople, is commemorated on February 25th. Born into an illustrious family and raised in Constantinople, he rose quickly in imperial service under Emperor Constantine VI and Empress Irene. Though a layman, he was chosen to become Patriarch during one of the most turbulent crises in Church history — the Iconoclast controversy. In 787, St. Tarasius presided over the 7th Ecumenical Council at Nicaea, where the veneration of holy icons was solemnly affirmed and the iconoclast heresy was condemned. Through courage, humility, and deep asceticism, he restored unity to the Church and defended sacred tradition. St. Tarasius lived a life of holiness and charity — feeding the poor, serving widows and orphans, and personally ministering to the needy at Pascha. He even rebuked the emperor when he attempted to unlawfully dissolve his marriage. Fearless before earthly power and steadfast before demonic accusations at his death, St. Tarasius remains a model of episcopal courage and fidelity. Discover the powerful story of this defender of sacred tradition and the holy icons. 📅 Feast Day: February 25 🏛 7th Ecumenical Council: Nicaea II (787) ✝ Defender of Holy Icons 🔥 Champion against Iconoclasm 0:00 – Introduction 0:21 – Early Life & Imperial Service 0:49 – The Iconoclast Crisis 1:04 – Chosen as Patriarch (Though a Layman) 1:36 – The 7th Ecumenical Council (Nicaea II, 787) 1:54 – His Holy and Ascetical Life 2:12 – Rebuking Emperor Constantine VI 2:39 – His Holy Death 3:00 – Miracles at His Tomb 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 #StTarasius #CatholicSaints #OrthodoxSaints #ChurchHistory #EcumenicalCouncil #NicaeaII #DefenderOfIcons #Iconoclasm #ByzantineSaints #SaintOfTheDay #TraditionalCatholic #ChristianHistory #HolyIcons #February25 #PatriarchOfConstantinople