St. Eleutherius, Pope (26 May): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Saint Eleutherius, Pope and Martyr, defended the Church during one of the earliest and most dangerous heresies in Christian history: Montanism. In this reading from Father Alban Butler’s Lives of the Saints, we hear how false prophecy, pride, and spiritual deception threatened many souls — including the great Tertullian — while St. Eleutherius preserved apostolic truth and unity within the Church. This powerful account also recounts the early spread of Christianity into Great Britain through missionaries sent from Rome after King Lucius sought instruction in the Catholic faith. The story reveals the courage of the early Church, the danger of false rigorism, and the necessity of humility and obedience in the Christian life. Discover: • The heresy of Montanus and the false prophetesses • Why pride can lead souls into deception • How St. Eleutherius defended the Church • The early conversion of Britain to Christianity • The tragic fall of Tertullian into error • The importance of humility and obedience in Catholic tradition “The devil uses all sorts of baits to destroy souls.” – Fr. Alban Butler May the witness of Saint Eleutherius strengthen us to remain faithful to the true Church founded by Christ. 0:00 – Introduction to St. Eleutherius 0:16 – Pope Eleutherius succeeds St. Soter 0:24 – The rise of Montanus and false revelations 0:40 – Montanists claim Montanus is the Holy Ghost 0:57 – Extreme rigorism and false austerity 1:13 – Priscilla and Maximilla’s false prophecies 1:27 – Pride and spiritual deception 1:43 – False prophets and counterfeit martyrdom 1:58 – Pharisaical rigorism compared to modern errors 2:22 – Tertullian falls into Montanism 2:47 – The Montanists seek approval from Rome 3:03 – Praxeas exposes the sect’s errors 3:33 – Clarification regarding Pope Eleutherius 3:58 – Eleutherius rejects the false prophets 4:07 – Persecution under Marcus Aurelius 4:24 – Christianity spreads into Britain 4:45 – King Lucius seeks the Catholic faith 5:09 – Missionaries sent from Rome 5:24 – Conversion of Britain begins 5:40 – Ancient traditions about the missionaries 5:57 – The flourishing of Christianity in Britain 6:13 – Condemnation of Florinus and Blastus 6:22 – Death of St. Eleutherius in 192 AD 6:32 – Burial and translation of his relics https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/may/st-eleutherius-pope/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 #SaintEleutherius #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #FrAlbanButler #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicChurch #ChurchHistory #CatholicFaith #EarlyChurch #CatholicYouTube #