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Also known as

• Flavian of Ricina
• Flaviano…

Memorial

• 17 February
• 24 November (Giulianova and Barisciano, Italy)
• 16 February on some calendars
• 18 February on some calendars

Profile

Patriarch of Constantinople c.446. He condemned Eutyches, who began the heresy of Monophysitism. He refused to bribe Emperor Theodosius II in order to hold his see, and, against Theodosius’s wishes, he made the emperor’s sister Pulcherius a deaconess. Theodosius had him deposed and exiled. When Flavian tried to appeal Pope Leo the Great to hold his seat, the emperor had him beaten so badly that he died three days later from his wounds.

Died

• 449

Canonized

• 451 by the Council of Chalcedon

Patronage

• in Italy
  • Barisciano
  • Basciano
  • Capitignano
  • Conversano
  • Giulianova
  • Recanati, city of
  • Recanati, diocese of
  • Torano Nuovo

MLA Citation

• “Saint Flavian of Constantinople“. CatholicSaints.Info. 12 January 2024. Web. 20 April 2024. <>