Saint Serapion of Thmuis (21 March): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Discover the powerful life of St. Serapion of Thmuis, a brilliant scholar, desert monk, and fearless defender of the Catholic faith. Known as “the Scholastic” for his great learning, St. Serapion stood alongside St. Athanasius in defending the truth of the Holy Trinity against dangerous heresies like Arianism and Macedonianism. After leading the catechetical school of Alexandria, he withdrew into the desert to pursue holiness—only to be called back into the world as a bishop. Even in exile, he remained steadfast, combating error and proclaiming the truth of Christ. In this account from The Lives of the Saints by Fr. Alban Butler, we explore: His friendship with St. Anthony of the Desert His role in defending the divinity of the Holy Ghost His writings against heresy and false doctrines His simple yet profound rule for Christian perfection 👉 A saint for our times—reminding us to unite knowledge, prayer, and sacrifice in the pursuit of holiness. 00:00 – Introduction: St. Serapion the Scholastic 00:26 – His Learning & Reputation 00:34 – Catechetical School of Alexandria 00:42 – Retreat into the Desert 00:51 – Visits to St. Anthony 01:06 – Called to be Bishop of Thmuis 01:14 – Background of Thmuis 01:23 – Friendship with St. Athanasius 01:32 – Exile for Defending the Faith 01:40 – Fighting the Macedonian Heresy 01:55 – Letters of St. Athanasius 02:10 – Battle Against Arianism & Other Errors 02:18 – Writings Against the Manichees 02:42 – Lost Works & Influence 03:07 – His Rule of Christian Perfection 03:30 – Death in Exile 03:37 – Commemoration in the Roman Martyrology https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/march/st-serapion-bishop-of-thmuis-in-egypt/ 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 #Catholic #Saints #StSerapion #ChurchHistory #HolyTrinity #Arianism #DesertFathers #CatholicFaith #Christianity #SaintOfTheDay #TraditionalCatholic #Patristics #Orthodoxy #Faith