St. Benedict II, Pope (7 May): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Saint Benedict II served the Church during one of the most important doctrinal struggles in Christian history. In this reading from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler, we explore the holy life of Pope Saint Benedict II — a humble servant of God known for his love of sacred worship, care for the poor, defense of orthodox Catholic teaching, and devotion to repairing churches and converting heretics. Chosen Pope in 683, Saint Benedict II guided the Church during the aftermath of the Sixth General Council of Constantinople, which defended the truth that Christ possesses two wills — both divine and human — against the Monothelite heresy. Despite serving less than a year as Pope, he filled his pontificate with holiness, wisdom, and charity. This video examines: • The holiness and humility of Saint Benedict II • The battle against the Monothelite heresy • The Sixth Ecumenical Council • Early Church history and the Byzantine emperors • The role of sacred music and liturgy in Christian life • The spiritual importance of poverty, patience, and charity May the example of Saint Benedict II inspire us to remain faithful to Christ and His Church in times of confusion and trial. 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Early Life of Saint Benedict II 0:49 Service to the Roman Church 1:05 Election as Pope 1:21 The Monothelite Heresy Explained 1:43 Emperor Constantine Pogonatus 2:05 The Sixth General Council 2:28 Two Wills in Christ 2:44 The Council of Toledo 3:00 Papal Elections in the Early Church 3:32 The Emperor’s Reverence for the Pope 3:41 Wars Against the Saracens 3:57 Benedict II’s Good Works 4:14 Death of Saint Benedict II https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/may/st-benedict-ii-pope-c/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #SaintBenedictII #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicHistory #ChurchHistory #TraditionalCatholic #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicChurch #ChristianHistory #EarlyChurch #PopeSaintBenedictII #OrthodoxFaith #CatholicTeaching #FrAlbanButler #Monothelitism