Saint Paul of Constantinople

Paul was chosen bishop of Constantinople around 337, at a time when the Arian heresy, which denied that Christ is truly God, had powerful supporters at the imperial court. Faithful to the Creed of Nicaea and a friend of Saint Athanasius, he was driven from his see several times by Emperor Constantius II and found support from Pope Julius I in Rome. Finally exiled to Cucusus in Armenia, he was strangled there by his enemies around 350.

In 381 Emperor Theodosius brought his relics back to Constantinople with great honor and placed them in a church that took his name.