Saint Papias of Hierapolis (22 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On February 22, the Church remembers St. Papias of Hierapolis, one of the earliest witnesses to Apostolic Tradition. Though little is known about his life, St. Papias stands at the crossroads between the Apostles and the generation that followed them. According to St. Irenaeus, he was a disciple of St. John and a companion of St. Polycarp. Yet Papias himself writes that he did not directly hear the Apostles — but instead carefully gathered the living testimony of those who had known them. In this episode from The Lives of the Saints by Fr. Alban Butler, we explore: • Was Papias truly a disciple of St. John? • The mystery of the “two Johns” of Asia Minor • His defense of oral Apostolic Tradition • His controversial millenarian interpretations • His testimony to the early New Testament canon • Did he die a martyr? Papias reminds us of the immense value of Sacred Tradition — the living word handed down before it was written in books. His desire was not eloquence, but truth. Though some of his theological views were later debated, the Church has long honored him as a saint, and the Roman Martyrology commemorates him on February 22. May we, like St. Papias, seek not beautiful words — but the truth handed down from Christ Himself. 00:00 – Introduction 00:20 – Who Was St. Papias of Hierapolis? 00:41 – Was He a Disciple of St. John? 01:08 – Papias on Apostolic Tradition 01:47 – The Mystery of the Two Johns 02:26 – His Sources: Oral Tradition & the Presbyters 02:40 – Millenarianism and Controversial Views 02:50 – Did Papias Have the New Testament Canon? 03:03 – Did He Die a Martyr? 03:23 – Why the Church Honors Him as a Saint 03:36 – February 22 in the Roman Martyrology https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/ 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 #StPapias #CatholicSaints #ChurchHistory #EarlyChurchFathers #SacredTradition #LivesOfTheSaints #February22 #ApostolicTradition #Patristics #CatholicYouTube