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This week in Christian history: First Catholic cathedral in US; Jan Hus martyred

By Michael Gryboski, Editor

Pope Martin I consecrated – July 5, 649

A 19th century depiction of Pope Martin I, a 7th century Catholic Church leader best known for his condemnation of the heresy known as Monothelitism, which claims that Jesus Christ only had one will.
A 19th century depiction of Pope Martin I, a 7th century Catholic Church leader best known for his condemnation of the heresy known as Monothelitism, which claims that Jesus Christ only had one will. | Wikimedia Commons

This week marks the anniversary of when it is generally believed that Pope Martin I was consecrated head of the Roman Catholic Church. Some say it occurred on July 21, 649, instead.

Reigning for six years until his death, Pope Martin I is best known for his efforts to counter the Monothelite heresy, which falsely claimed that Jesus Christ had only one will, rather than both a divine and a human will.

When Martin I convened a council of Church leaders to denounce the viewpoint, his theological statements drew backlash from Byzantine Emperor Constans II.

Martin I was arrested by the emperor and, after experiencing a harsh trial and imprisonment, was exiled to Cherson in the modern-day Crimea Peninsula. The pontiff died there in 655.

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