Saint Tigrius
Priest and Confessor
A priest of servile origin in Constantinople, Saint Tigrius was a faithful supporter of Saint John Chrysostom. Falsely accused of arson in 404, he survived atrocious tortures before being exiled to Mesopotamia for his loyalty to his legitimate archbishop.
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SAINT TIGRIUS AND SAINT EUTROPIUS (404).
Martyrdom for Justice
The author introduces the figures of Tigre and Eutrope as examples of martyrdom not only for the faith, but for the defense of justice within the Catholic community itself.
It is not only for the defense of the faith against pagans or heretics, but also for that of justice against Catholics themselves that one can attain the glory of martyrdom. This is what the Church teaches us today through the example of Saint Tigre saint Tigre A priest of barbarian origin and former slave, a follower of John Chrysostom. and Saint Eutrope saint Eutrope First bishop of Saintes whose tomb was restored by Palladius. .
Origins and virtues of Tigre and Eutrope
Presentation of Tigre, a former slave who became a priest through his merit, and of Eutrope, a young man of noble birth known for his purity and careful upbringing.
The former Le premier A priest of barbarian origin and former slave, a follower of John Chrysostom. , a barbarian by origin and a slave, had risen to the priestly dignity through his merit and rare piety. The latter was a young man of distinguished birth, of a very delicate temperament, who had been raised in his childhood with great care and precaution, and who had always lived in admirable purity, in an exact observance of all his duties.
The Exile of Chrysostom and the Fire
Faithful to Archbishop John Chrysostom, the two saints were falsely accused of having set fire to the patriarchal church of Constantinople after the banishment of their pastor in 404.
Both were very attached to Saint John Ch rysostom, their archbi saint Jean Chrysostome Predecessor of Tryphon cited as an example of a holy and persecuted bishop. shop. When the latter was driven from Constantinop le for the sec Constantinople City where the saint exercised his ministry and patriarchate. ond time (in the year 404), fire broke out, no one knows how, in the pa triarchal church a église patriarcale Religious building burned down during the riots of 404. nd the great council chamber. The patriarch's friends were accused of having caused the fire to avenge his banishment.
Persecution and tortures
Delivered to the pagan governor Optatus by Catholic priests, Tigrius and Eutropius undergo atrocious Roman tortures, including the rack and iron claws.
There were Catholic priests who had the sad courage to deliver Tigrius and Eutropius into the hands of the city's governor, Optatus, who was a pagan. The latter, delighted to find this opportunity to shed Christian blood, treated them as Christians were treated in the time of the great persecutions.
None of the atrocious methods of Roman punishment were forgotten: blows from sticks, blows from ox-hide whips, iron claws to furrow the flesh down to the bone, burning torches applied to fresh wounds, everything was used first against Eutropius, whom they ho ped to Eutrope First bishop of Saintes whose tomb was restored by Palladius. overcome more easily because of his weakness, and then against his companion; but in vain against both of them.
Death of Eutropius and exile of Tigrius
Eutropius succumbed to his wounds during the torture, while Tigrius survived and ended up exiled in Mesopotamia for refusing to recognize the intruder archbishop Arsacius.
It appears that Eutropius died on the rack, in the hands of the executioners. Tigrius, of a more robust constitution, survived the tortures. He was exiled some time later with the other friends of Saint Chrysostom, for having refused to communicate with A rsaciu Arsace Intruder bishop imposed after the exile of John Chrysostom. s, the intruder archbishop, and was deported t Mésopotamie Historical region of the Near East. o Mesopotamia.
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