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Our Father among the saints [[saint]]s '''Menas, Patriarch of Constantinople''', (also '''Mennas''') is remembered by was the [[Patriarch]] of the [[Church on of Constantinople]] from 536 to 552. His [[feast day]] is [[August 25]].

Saint Little is known of the early life of Patr. Menas . During the early part of the reign of emperor [[Justinian]] he was at first a [[presbyter]] at Constantinople and supervisor of the Home of St . Sampson, a hospitable the Hospitable for the poor and needy in Constantinople during the reign of St [[Justinian I]].

Because In 535, [[Anthimus I of Constantinople|Anthimus I]] became patriarch of Constantinople through the influence of empress [[Theodora (wife of Justinian)|Theodora]] over the objections of his profound virtue and firm confession the [[clergy]] of OrthodoxyConstantinople. During a visit to Constantinople by Agapitus I, he became to be [[PatriarchPope]] of [[Church of ConstantinopleRome|ConstantinopleRome]], in early 536, the true position was revealed of Patr. Anthimus as an advocate of [[Monophysitism]] which resulted in his [[deposition]] under the leadership of Pope Agapitus as a [[heretic]].

Early in 536Having had established a standard of profound virtue and a firm confession of Orthodoxy, StFr. Agapitus I, [[Pope]] Menas was elected Patriarch of Constantinople and [[Church consecration of Romea bishop|Rome]], came to Constantinople to [[deposition|depose]] the [[hereticconsecrated]] Anthimus. While there he participated in with the [[consecration]] participation of Menas. Later in 547, during the Three Chapters controversy, Pope Vigilius arrived at Constantinople, and cut Mennas off from communion for four months. Mennas retorted by striking the pope's name off the [[diptychs]]. They soon reconciled, but in 551 Mennas was again, for a short time, excommunicated by RomeAgapitus I.

The holy Patriarch Patr. Menas ruled occupied the Church of Constantinople patriarchal throne for sixteen 16 yearsand six months. During It was during his patriarchate at Constantinople, the famous that emperor Justinian's church of [[Hagia Sophia (Constantinople)|Church of Hagia Sophia]], the [[Holy Church of the Wisdom|Wisdom]] of God, was [[consecration of a church|consecrated]]. The Also, during his patriarchate, in 451, the [[saintFifth Ecumenical Council]] was held at [[Chalcedon]] died peacefully in the year 552.

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