Saint Euthymius the Great (20 January): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St Euthymius the Great, one of the greatest Desert Fathers of the Church, is commemorated on January 20. This video presents his life as recorded in Fr. Alban Butler’s Lives of the Saints — a powerful witness to silence, prayer, humility, fasting, miracles, and steadfast defense of Orthodox doctrine. Born in Armenia through the prayers of his devout parents, St Euthymius was formed in sacred learning and ordained a priest before embracing a life of radical solitude in the deserts of Palestine. He founded great monastic communities near Jerusalem and Jericho, yet personally lived as a hermit, guiding souls only on weekends. Through unceasing prayer, tears of compunction, and the sign of the Cross, God worked extraordinary miracles through him — including healings, conversions of Arab princes, rain during drought, and the conversion of emperors away from heresy. St Euthymius was a fearless defender of the Council of Chalcedon, opposing Nestorian and Eutychian heresies, and guided saints such as St Sabas. Even emperors and empresses sought his counsel. He died peacefully in 473 AD at the age of 95, having spent 68 years in the desert, and continues to work miracles through his intercession. 📖 Source: The Lives of the Saints by Fr. Alban Butler 🕯 Feast Day: January 20 00:00 Introduction – St Euthymius the Great 00:24 Birth & Pious Parents in Armenia 00:38 Formation in Prayer, Silence & Mortification 01:07 Departure into Solitude (Age 29) 01:14 Life Near Jerusalem & Basket Weaving 01:29 Deeper Solitude Near Jericho 01:39 Foundation of the Monastery 01:52 Rule of Fasting & Obedience 02:07 Desert Retreat from Epiphany to Lent 02:27 Miracle: Healing of Terebon 02:49 Conversion of the Arabian Prince Aspes 03:02 Council of Ephesus & Episcopal Mission 03:14 Governance Through Humility 03:30 Gift of Perpetual Tears 03:37 Miracle of Rain During Drought 04:14 Defense Against Heresies 04:18 Empress Eudocia & Her Conversion 05:29 Prophecy of Empress Eudocia’s Death 05:50 St Sabas – His Beloved Disciple 06:08 Foretelling His Own Death 06:22 Final Exhortation to His Monks 06:39 Death of St Euthymius (473 AD) 06:56 Feast Day & Legacy in East and West https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/january/st-euthymius/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@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 #StEuthymiusTheGreat #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #DesertFathers #OrthodoxSaints #January20 #Chri