St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, Bishop (17 November): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Join us as we listen to the life of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus (the Wonderworker) from Butler’s Lives of the Saints for November 17. Born in Neocaesarea in Pontus, St. Gregory was raised in a pagan family of rank and fortune, yet God led him from the superstitions of idolatry to the light of the Christian faith. This powerful reading follows his journey from a brilliant young student of rhetoric and Roman law to a disciple of Origen, his deep formation in philosophy and theology, and his eventual call to the episcopate. As bishop of Neocaesarea, Gregory became renowned for his extraordinary miracles, his zeal for souls, and his profound humility. In this audio, you’ll hear about: His early education and gradual conversion from paganism His studies under Origen in Caesarea and Alexandria His embrace of a life of prayer, solitude, and detachment from worldly honors The visionary origin of his Creed on the Holy Trinity His miracles: Driving demons from a pagan temple and then recalling them by written command Moving a massive stone and even restraining a destructive river Healing the sick and converting hardened pagans His leadership in times of persecution, his canonical letter on penance and restitution, and his role in the Council of Antioch His holy death, having transformed a city from 17 Christians to only 17 remaining idolaters St. Gregory Thaumaturgus stands as a powerful witness that reason, true philosophy, and sanctity lead to Christ—not to skepticism. His life challenges the pride of so-called “freethinkers” and shows how authentic wisdom is found in humble submission to divine revelation. https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/november/st-gregory-thaumaturgus/ 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 #StGregoryThaumaturgus #StGregoryTheWonderworker #LivesOfTheSaints #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicSaints #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicFaith #CatholicYouTube #ChristianMiracles #EarlyChurchFathers