枚特罗凡内斯的父亲多枚蒂乌斯是罗马皇帝普罗布斯的兄弟，在基督徒遭受迫害期间，身为基督徒的多枚蒂乌斯从罗马逃到了拜占庭。拜占庭的主教提托按立他为长老。提托去世之后，多枚蒂乌斯成为拜占庭的主教。多枚蒂乌斯去世后，他最大的儿子普罗布斯成为主教，普罗布斯去世后，枚特罗凡内斯接任主教职务。当君士坦丁大帝第一眼看到枚特罗凡内斯时就非常喜欢他，待他如亲父亲一样。在第一次普世大公会议期间（公元325年尼西亚），枚特罗凡内斯已经117岁高龄，不能参加会议，因此，他指派他的助理主教亚历山大代表他参加会议。皇帝要求在会议上封枚特罗凡内斯为牧首。这样，枚特罗凡内斯成为君士坦丁堡的第一任牧首。之后，皇帝同与会众神父们拜访了年长的老牧者枚特罗凡内斯。当皇帝问枚特罗凡内斯，他希望谁接任他的牧首职务时，枚特罗凡内斯点名亚历山大。之后，他对亚力山大的亚历山大说："哦，兄弟，你将成为我最值得的接任者。"然后，枚特罗凡内斯握住大辅祭阿塔纳西（后来的大阿塔纳西，亚力山大的牧首）的手在所有人面前赞美他。在这之后，枚特罗凡内斯要求所有人原谅，而后，在10天之内将灵魂交在上帝手中，当时为公元325年。 
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