Tarasios

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Tarasios was an 8th-century Patriarch of Constantinople known for his role in restoring the veneration of icons in the Byzantine Empire.

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Tarasios canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine theologian
Christian bishop
Eastern Orthodox saint
Patriarch of Constantinople
appointedBy Empress Irene of Athens
areaOfInfluence Constantinople Patriarchate
associatedWith restoration of orthodoxy regarding icons
canonizationStatus saint
commemoratedIn Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
contemporaryWith Emperor Constantine VI
Empress Irene of Athens
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
culture Byzantine
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Church of Constantinople
givenName Tarasios
hasTitle Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
historicalRegion Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
knownFor administrative reforms in the Church of Constantinople
mediating between iconoclast and iconophile factions
languageOfWorkOrName Greek
notableFor restoration of the veneration of icons
role in the Second Council of Nicaea
occupation patriarch
theologian
opposed Byzantine Iconoclasm
participatedIn Second Council of Nicaea
placeOfActivity Byzantine Empire
positionHeld Patriarch of Constantinople
predecessorInRole Paul IV of Constantinople
religion Christianity
Eastern Orthodoxy
residence Constantinople
role church leader
defender of icons
sexOrGender male
sphereOfInfluence Byzantine Church
Christian theology
successorInRole Nikephoros I of Constantinople
supported veneration of icons
timePeriod 8th century
9th century
tradition Chalcedonian Christianity
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
workLocation Constantinople

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Tarasios givenName Tarasios