St. Peter, Bishop of Alexandria, Martyr (26 November): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Peter of Alexandria (d. 311 A.D.), often called "the Seal of the Martyrs," was one of the greatest bishops of the early Church and a heroic defender of the faith during the brutal Diocletian persecution. This reading from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler (November 26th entry) recounts the extraordinary virtue, wisdom, and courage of this holy patriarch—recognized even by the historian Eusebius as “the divine ornament of bishops.” In this episode, we explore: • His succession as the 16th Archbishop of Alexandria from St. Mark • His leadership during nine years of violent persecution • His consoling and strengthening of confessors and martyrs • His handling of schisms, including the Meletian Schism • His insights into canon law, discipline, and repentance • His imprisonment, final arrest, and martyrdom under Maximinus Daia • His theological writings that influenced later councils This powerful account shows how true Christian leadership is refined in suffering, and how St. Peter’s steadfastness preserved the unity and purity of the Egyptian Church in one of the darkest eras of Christian history. 00:00 – Introduction 00:20 – St. Peter of Alexandria: Overview 00:40 – His exceptional virtue and scriptural knowledge 01:00 – His leadership during the Diocletian persecution 01:25 – Encouragement to martyrs and confessors 02:00 – Falling away of some Christians under persecution 02:44 – St. Peter assigns penances according to degree of apostasy 02:56 – The case of Meletius and his schism 03:35 – Meletius' calumnies and the rise of the Meletian Schism 04:07 – Usurpations during Peter’s exile 04:27 – Arius joins and leaves the Meletian party 04:49 – St. Peter excommunicates Arius 05:15 – His writings on doctrine and Paschal questions 05:28 – Renewed persecution and St. Peter’s imprisonment 05:58 – Martyrdom of St. Peter and priests Faustus, Dio, and Ammonius 06:16 – Importance of canon law and clerical knowledge 07:29 – Closing reflections on clerical duty and discipline https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/november/st-peter-martyr-bishop-of-alexandria/ 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 #StPeterOfAlexandria #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #CatholicHistory #EarlyChurch #Martyrs #DiocletianPersecution #ButlersLivesOfTheSaints #ChristianMartyrs #FaithUnderFire #Patristics #CatholicTradition #SaintOfTheDay

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• Suffering & Trials