Metrophanes of Byzantium
Bishop of Byzantium from 306 to 314
Feast: 4 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Metrophanes of Byzantium (Greek: Μητροφάνης; died 314) was bishop of Byzantium from c. 306 to 314. He was, according to tradition, the 26th bishop and is the first bishop mentioned by contemporary sources. In fact, there is no contemporary mention of an organized Christian community in Byzantium before him.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Alexander of Constantinople Saint“According to Gelasius of Cyzicus, Metrophanes was alive during the First Council of Nicaea (325), but could not partake due to his age and ill health, so he sent instead Alexander of Constantinople, whom he destined as his successor.” — Wikipedia
- Constantine the Great Saint“There is a tradition that the Roman emperor Constantine the Great bestowed upon him the honorary title of Patriarch; however, Byzantium did not become the capital of the Empire until 330 (when it was renamed Constantinople), and the see was not elevated to a patriarchate until 451.” — Wikipedia
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- English Wikipedia — Metrophanes of Byzantium (CC BY-SA)
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