About Pope Saint Martin I
Martin became pope in 649 and convened the Lateran Council, which rejected Monothelitism and affirmed Christ’s human and divine wills. Emperor Constans II ordered his arrest; Martin was taken to Constantinople, publicly humiliated, imprisoned, and exiled to Cherson in Crimea. Weakened by hardship and neglect, he died there in 655.
Prayer
Pray with Pope Saint Martin I
God of steadfast truth, you sustained Pope Saint Martin through arrest, humiliation, and exile for defending Christ’s full humanity. Through his intercession, strengthen prisoners and exiles, give Church leaders courage, and keep doctrine inseparable from compassionate care. Amen.
