St. Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople (25 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople, stood fearlessly against imperial corruption, defended the veneration of holy images, and helped restore orthodoxy at the Seventh Ecumenical Council. Born into nobility and rising to the highest political office of the Byzantine Empire, Tarasius left worldly honors behind to shepherd Christ’s Church during one of her most turbulent crises — the Iconoclast heresy. In this episode from The Lives of the Saints by Fr. Alban Butler, we explore: • The Iconoclast controversy and the destruction of holy images • The role of Empress Irene • The Second Council of Nicaea (787) • Tarasius’ refusal to approve an emperor’s sinful divorce • His heroic defense of Church teaching • The danger of falling after long perseverance in virtue St. Tarasius shows us how to remain faithful in times of political pressure, scandal, and persecution. His life is a powerful reminder that virtue must persevere until the end. 📅 Feast Day: February 24 🙏 Pray for courage, fidelity, and perseverance. If you are striving to live authentic Catholic masculinity and remain faithful in a corrupt age, this saint is for you. 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Birth and noble upbringing 0:54 Rise to high imperial office 1:17 The Iconoclast heresy explained 1:39 Empress Irene and the persecution of Catholics 2:22 Patriarch Paul repents and resigns 3:11 Tarasius chosen Patriarch 3:31 Condition: A General Council 4:18 Pope Adrian I sends legates 5:21 Council disrupted by Iconoclasts 5:37 Second Council of Nicaea (787) 6:25 Restoration of Holy Images 6:46 Reform of clergy and charity to the poor 8:03 The Emperor’s sinful divorce 9:13 Tarasius refuses to comply 10:03 The scandal and consequences 10:42 Imperial retaliation 11:13 Empress Irene blinds her son 12:15 Reconciliation with St. Theodore & St. Plato 12:25 Final illness and spiritual trial 13:05 Death of St. Tarasius (806) 13:24 Miracles after death 13:55 Lesson on perseverance in virtue https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/st-tarasius-confessor-patriarch-of-constantinople/ 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 #StTarasius #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #ChurchHistory #Iconoclasm #SecondCouncilOfNicaea #CatholicFaith #DefendTheFaith #CatholicMasculinity #TraditionalCatholic