Martin I, Saint, d. 655?, pope

Martin I, Saint, d. 655?, pope (649–55?), an Italian, b. Todi; successor of Theodore I. On his accession he summoned a great council at the Lateran, as St. Maximus Maximus, Saint, c.580–662, Greek theologian. He was secretary to Emperor Heraclius and subsequently abbot at the monastery of Chrysopolis. To curb Monotheletism he went to Rome and persuaded Pope St.
..... Click the link for more information. had urged, to deal with Monotheletism Monotheletism or Monothelitism (both: mənŏth`ə lĭtĭz'əm) [Gr.
..... Click the link for more information. , discussion of which had been forbidden by Byzantine Emperor Constans II Constans II (Constans Pogonatus), 630–68, Byzantine emperor (641–68), son and successor of Constantine III and grandson of Heraclius I. Early in his reign Armenia and Asia Minor were invaded by the Muslims, who challenged Byzantine supremacy at sea, took
..... Click the link for more information. . The council condemned all Monothelete utterances, including the imperial edicts of Heraclius (Ecthesis) and Constans (Typus) and the private letter of Pope Honorius I Honorius I (hōnôr`ēəs), pope (625–38), an Italian; successor of Boniface V.
..... Click the link for more information. . It also enunciated the Catholic dogma of two natures, two wills, and two energies in one Person in Jesus. Martin issued an encyclical confirming the council's acts. To punish his defiance Constans ordered Martin taken to Naxos and imprisoned with great privations. Later, he was publicly humiliated in Constantinople and finally exiled in the Crimea. He soon died there and was immediately acclaimed a martyr (the last pope to be martyred) by Catholics of East and West. He was succeeded by St. Eugene I. Feast: Nov. 12.