Thánh nhân ngày 13 tháng XNUMX: Thánh Martinô I

By cristiano Antonino On Tháng Tư 13, 2023

Câu chuyện của Thánh Martin I: khi Martin I trở thành giáo hoàng vào năm 649, Constantinople là thủ đô của đế chế Byzantine và tộc trưởng của Constantinople là nhà lãnh đạo Giáo hội có ảnh hưởng nhất trong thế giới Kitô giáo phía đông

The struggles that existed within the Church at that time were magnified by the close cooperation of emperor and patriarch.

A teaching, strongly supported in the East, held that Christ had no human will.

Twice, emperors had officially favored this position: Heraclius by publishing a formula of faith, and Constans II by silencing the issue of one or two wills in Christ.

Shortly after assuming the office of the papacy—which he did without first being confirmed by the emperor—Martin held a council at the Lateran in which the imperial documents were censured, and in which the patriarch of Constantinople and two of his predecessors were condemned.

In response, Constans II first tried to turn bishops and people against the pope.

Failing in this and in an attempt to kill the pope, the emperor sent troops to Rome to seize Martin and to bring him back to Constantinople

Already in poor health, Martin offered no resistance, returned with Calliopas, the exarch of Constantinople, and was then submitted to various imprisonments, tortures, and hardships.

Although condemned to death and with some of the imposed torture already carried out, Martin was saved from execution by the pleas of a repentant Paul, patriarch of Constantinople, who was himself gravely ill.