St. Theodotus Vintner and Seven Virgins (18 May): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Theodotus the Vintner and the Seven Holy Virgins stand among the great forgotten heroes of the early Church. During the brutal persecution under Emperor Diocletian, St. Theodotus risked everything to shelter Christians, bury martyrs, feed the faithful, and defend the honor of Christ in the face of torture and death. In this reading from Fr. Alban Butler’s Lives of the Saints, we hear the astonishing story of courage, martyrdom, miracles, and unwavering faith. Theodotus transformed his inn into a refuge for persecuted Christians while seven elderly virgins endured humiliation and death rather than betray Christ. Their witness reminds us that true Christianity demands courage, sacrifice, purity, and perseverance. May their prayers strengthen us to remain faithful in our own age. 📖 From: Fr. Alban Butler’s Lives of the Saints 📅 Feast Day: May 18 #Catholic #Saints #LivesOfTheSaints #ChristianMartyrs #StTheodotus #CatholicHistory #EarlyChurch #Martyrs #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #SaintOfTheDay #FrAlbanButler #Persecution #CatholicYouTube #SevenVirgins 00:00 Introduction 00:18 Who Was St. Theodotus? 01:47 Persecution Under Diocletian 03:00 Theodotus Helps Persecuted Christians 04:03 The Trial of Victor 05:24 Relics of the Martyr Valens 07:15 The Seven Holy Virgins 08:51 Forced Pagan Ceremony 10:03 Martyrdom of the Seven Virgins 10:56 Theodotus Recovers Their Bodies 11:43 Vision of Thecusa 12:32 Miraculous Signs at the Pond 14:37 Names of the Seven Martyrs 15:44 Theodotus Prepares for Martyrdom 16:40 Trial and Tortures of Theodotus 19:38 Final Torments 20:02 Martyrdom of St. Theodotus 21:00 Fronto Recovers the Saint’s Relics 22:55 Conclusion https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/may/st-theodotus-vintner-and-seven-virgins/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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