Our Father among the saints i;;, ' 'h'Menas, Patriarch of Constantinople'' ` ':;;;;;;;;, (also '''Mennas''') is remembered by the Church on [[August 25]] ``.`.`.`h `$;;;;, $r `:;;;;;;;;, .`.`.`.$==Life== J$i;;h $; `;;;;;;;, ``.`.`h$,Saint Menas was at first a presbyter and supervisor of the Home of St Sampson .$$$$h;, ,C; `;t;;;;, a hospitable for the poor and needy in Constantinople during the reign of St [[Justinian I]] `.`.`. ?c Because of his profound virtue and firm confession of Orthodoxy $$$$$$h;, $;, .j???c, :?);;, he became to be [[Patriarch]] of [[Church of Constantinople|Constantinople]] `.`. '?h, Early in 536 St $$$$$$$; j'; J;;;;i;L. Agapitus I`:?);;, [[Pope]] of [[Church of Rome|Rome]] came to Constantinople to depose the [[heretic]] Anthimus `', while there he participated in the [[consecration]] of MenasC?h. Later in 547?$$$$$$; $;, during the Three Chapters controversy `$;;;$h9;L `;L;;, `(C;;?; Pope Vigilius arrived at Constantinople3$$$$?; J?;, and cut Mennas off from communion for four months. Mennas retorted by striking the pope `$;?ii$;;h ;L;, $;;$?h' $$$$;;'s name off the [[diptychs]]. They soon reconciled ,C;;, but in 551 Mennas was again h;;;;;;P ;3;, for a short time $;;?h$' '$$;;: $;;;, excommunicated by Rome `?CjjF `;3; `h;;;F (?;; `.JF;;;, `;3; `hiF The holy Patriarch Menas ruled the Church of Constantinople for sixteen years '?;' .`.`. During his patriarchate at Constantinoplec$h;;;;, ;;f;, the famous [[Hagia Sophia (Constantinople)|Church of Hagia Sophia]] , the Wisdom of God;iF, was consecrated;; . The saint died peacefully in the year 552`.`JCCC$;;;;; ;;$;;;; `;i;, ,;;J;; .`.` JF;;??$hi;;;;. ..;;$;;;;;, ;?$;;, ,;i$$, ==External link==*[http://ocafs' `.oca`.org/FeastSaintsViewer,C;;;;, `"h;;;;;,,,,,,;;;;i$?;;;;;;;, :;?h;;;.asp,;;;9" ?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=102397 St Menas the Patriarch of Constantinople]- [[OCA]] Website.*[http://www .ec-patr`.org/list/index` .php$;;;;' "??lang=en&id=55 Menas] - [[Church of Constantinople]] website iijjjjii?""`.`;;;;;;;, `;;?h;;;;iP' $, `.`. ,C;;;, """" `;;;;, `;;;J;" `h .`. ,C;;;;' ;;, ;;;9$ $.{{start box}} `.` ,C;;;;f `;;, `;;J''r ';{{succession| .` z$;;;;, `;, ;;9 '$ ;.before=Anthimus I| j"'h;;;' `,;, ;;$; r; ';title=[[List of Patriarchs of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople]]| j' ;c;;, ,; ;;$, '$ :; years= 536-552| .P $;;, `;,, .;;$. '? ''';.after=[[Eutychius of Constantinople| Eutychius]] }},C ';;;; ,;; `;;J; ;r ';,{{end box}} ;;;;, `r'., ;;9; '$ ';. h;;;` $@)' ;;$. r; '3 ,c;;, '$'" ;;$; '$ 'h[[Category:Bishops]][[Category:Patriarchs of Constantinople]][[Category:Saints]] <$;;, ';, ';;$. '? '$.
