The AAC celebrates the Memorial Day of Saints Mitropane and Alexander, Patriarch Saint Paul the Confessor and Saint Notaries Marcian and Martyrius Saint Mitropane, Patriarch of Constantinople, was a contemporary of Saint Constantine the Great (306 - 337). After the death of Titus, Domatius (272-303) was elevated to the episcopal throne, followed by his sons, Probus (303-315) and in 316, Saint Mitropane. Having once arrived in Byzantium, Emperor Constantine the Great was delighted by the city's beauty and convenient location. Seeing the sanctity of life and the wisdom of Saint Mitropane, the emperor took him with him to Rome. Soon the emperor Constantine moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium and moved Saint Mitropane there. In 325 the first ecumenical council met in Nicaea to overthrow the heresy of Arius. Constantine the Great petitioned the Holy Fathers of the Council for the title of Patriarch for Saint Mitropan. Thus, the saint became the first Patriarch of Constantinople. Saint Mitropane himself, a very old man, could not attend the council, but sent Alexander in his place. At the end of the council, the emperor together with the elders of the council visited the sick patriarch. At the emperor's request, the saint identified himself as a worthy successor - Bishop Alexander. Saint Mitropane lay peacefully before God in 326, at the age of 117 years. His remains rest in Constantinople, in a temple built in his memory. Saint Alexander was a priest under the first Patriarch of Constantinople, Saint Mitropanes (315-325), and due to his old age, he replaced him at the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea against the Arians (325). Before his death, Saint Mitropane bequeathed his priest's election to the throne of Constantinople. Through the prayer of St. Alexander, Arius the heretic was punished. He feignedly agreed to come into contact with the orthodox, and the emperor Constantine the Great fixed a day for the reception of Arius. Saint Alexander prayed all night, asking the Lord not to allow the heretic to enter into communion with the Church.

The AAC celebrates the Memorial Day of Saints Mitropane and Alexander, Patriarch Saint Paul the Confessor and Saint Notaries Marcian and Martyrius Saint Mitropane, Patriarch of Constantinople, was a contemporary of Saint Constantine the Great (306 - 337). After the death of Titus, Domatius (272-303) was elevated to the episcopal throne, followed by his sons, Probus (303-315) and in 316, Saint Mitropane. Having once arrived in Byzantium, Emperor Constantine the Great was delighted by the city's beauty and convenient location. Seeing the sanctity of life and the wisdom of Saint Mitropane, the emperor took him with him to Rome. Soon the emperor Constantine moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium and moved Saint Mitropane there. In 325 the first ecumenical council met in Nicaea to overthrow the heresy of Arius. Constantine the Great petitioned the Holy Fathers of the Council for the title of Patriarch for Saint Mitropan. Thus, the saint became the first Patriarch of Constantinople. Saint Mitropane himself, a very old man, could not attend the council, but sent Alexander in his place. At the end of the council, the emperor together with the elders of the council visited the sick patriarch. At the emperor's request, the saint identified himself as a worthy successor - Bishop Alexander. Saint Mitropane lay peacefully before God in 326, at the age of 117 years. His remains rest in Constantinople, in a temple built in his memory. Saint Alexander was a priest under the first Patriarch of Constantinople, Saint Mitropanes (315-325), and due to his old age, he replaced him at the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea against the Arians (325). Before his death, Saint Mitropane bequeathed his priest's election to the throne of Constantinople. Through the prayer of St. Alexander, Arius the heretic was punished. He feignedly agreed to come into contact with the orthodox, and the emperor Constantine the Great fixed a day for the reception of Arius. Saint Alexander prayed all night, asking the Lord not to allow the heretic to enter into communion with the Church.