Constantinople in the VI century was occupied by a native of the Phrygian village
«Divine.» The boy’s father was a warrior Alexander, and Sinesia’s mother was
He is the daughter of Jeremiah of Augustopol. It was the priest who laid the foundations.
He gave his grandson basic knowledge. The episode from the early years has kept the tradition: playing, the child
He drew his own name with the addition of “patriarch”, which unwittingly indicated the future vocation.
In adolescence, having reached the 12th birthday, the young man went to the imperial capital to continue
study. A deep immersion in science led him to the conviction that earthly wisdom pales before his eyes.
The truths of Scripture. This internal fracture determined the choice — Eutychius accepted the monastic
She was tonsured in one of the Amasian monasteries. The strictness of life was noticed, and soon he
The archimandrite was entrusted to all the monasteries of the region.
The turning point was 552. The local metropolitan could not personally leave for the preparation of V.
Ecumenical Council because of an illness, sending Eutychius instead. In Constantinople
The decrepit Patriarch Mina at the meeting clearly pointed to the visitor as his own.
heir. When Saint Minas departed, Emperor Justinian, according to the sources,
At night he saw the Apostle Peter; he stretched out his hand to Eutychius and commanded him to be ordained.
bishops of the capital.
The beginning of the ministry coincided with the Council of 553, where a number of false teachings were condemned. Then
A dispute broke out with the autodockets, who attributed the flesh of the Savior to incorruptibility even before
Resurrection. The primate strongly opposed, but the emperor sympathized with the new
learning. In 565, soldiers broke into the temple for worship, tore off the Patriarch’s garments and robes.
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his
In exile, the recluse prayed deeds that rumor considered miracles: the wife of a certain woman.
Androgyne, who lost babies, safely carried and raised two sons; mute
The teenagers found speech; the cancerous tumor of the painter receded. When the Persians ravaged the land,
Monastery bread was distributed to the starving, but the barns were not empty.
The exile foretold the names of future rulers Justin and Tiberius. In 577,
After the death of Patriarch John Scholasticus, he returned to the throne. The board lasted about
four and a half years. In the spring of 582, at Fomin Week, the archpastor convened a clergyman.
He blessed those present and rested quietly.
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