Patriarch
Saint Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople, ascended to the patriarchal throne after the death of the holy Patriarch Proclus. At that time, the Church was suffering from heresies and from the internal turmoil they caused.
In 448, he convened a local council in order to condemn the heresy of the Archimandrite Eutyches, who claimed that Christ possessed only one nature, the divine. The archimandrite was removed from the Church. However, since he had strong political support, he managed to influence Patriarch Dioscorus of Alexandria, who convened a council and condemned Flavian. The saint was brutally beaten and sent into exile, where he reposed in the Lord.
After his death, the holy relics of Saint Flavian were transferred to Constantinople through the efforts and support of the pious Empress Pulcheria.
