St. Symphorian, Martyr (22 August): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On August 22, Butler’s Lives of the Saints remembers St. Symphorian, a young Christian martyr of Autun in Gaul during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. Born into a noble Christian family and baptized by St. Benignus, Symphorian was known for his modesty, prudence, charity, and innocence of life. Autun remained deeply devoted to pagan worship. During a public procession honoring the goddess Cybele, Symphorian refused to adore the idol and was dragged before the Roman governor. His answer was simple: He was a Christian and worshiped the true God who reigns in Heaven. After being beaten and imprisoned, Symphorian was offered wealth, public honor, and military advancement if he would sacrifice to the pagan gods. He refused. Condemned to death by the sword, he received the sentence with joy. As he was led outside the city, his mother called to him from the walls: “My son, remember the living God and be of good courage. Raise your heart to Heaven… fear not death, which leads to certain life.” St. Symphorian was martyred around A.D. 178. His tomb later became renowned for miracles, and a church was erected in his honor. St. Symphorian, pray for us. 00:00 St. Symphorian — Martyr of Autun 00:17 Noble Christian Family 00:24 Baptized by St. Benignus 00:33 Pagan Worship in Ancient Autun 00:48 The Procession of Cybele 00:55 Symphorian Refuses to Worship the Idol 01:04 Brought Before the Roman Governor 01:11 “I Adore the True God” 01:35 Bound & Brutally Beaten 01:51 Offered Wealth, Honor & Military Office 02:07 Refusing to Sacrifice to the Gods 02:25 Condemned to Death 02:34 His Mother Calls From the City Walls 02:43 “Fear Not Death” 02:50 Martyrdom Around A.D. 178 02:57 His Tomb Becomes Famous for Miracles 03:06 A Church Built in His Honor https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/august/st-symphorian/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 #SaintSymphorian #LivesOfTheSaints #ChristianMartyr #CatholicSaints #ChurchHistory #EarlyChurch #CatholicFaith #Martyrdom #ButlersLivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSpirituality 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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

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