Nikephoros I of Constantinople

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Nikephoros I of Constantinople was an influential early 9th-century Ecumenical Patriarch known for his strong defense of icon veneration during the second phase of Byzantine Iconoclasm.

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instanceOf Byzantine historian ⓘ
Byzantine theologian ⓘ
Christian bishop ⓘ
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
saint ⓘ
appointedAsPatriarch 806 ⓘ
birthDate c. 758 ⓘ
birthName Nikephoros ⓘ
canonizationStatus recognized as a confessor of the faith ⓘ
conflictWith Byzantine iconoclast bishops ⓘ
Emperor Leo V the Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Leo V the Armenian
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire ⓘ
deathDate 13 March 828 ⓘ
deathPlace exile near Constantinople ⓘ
education trained in theology and imperial administration ⓘ
endOfPatriarchate 815 ⓘ
era early 9th century ⓘ
father Theodore (Byzantine secretary) ⓘ
feastDay 2 June ⓘ
knownFor historical account of the reigns from 602 to 769 ⓘ
theological arguments for the veneration of icons ⓘ
languageOfWork Greek ⓘ
movement Iconophile ⓘ
notableFor defense of icon veneration ⓘ
opposition to Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ
occupation historian ⓘ
patriarch ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
opposedTo Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ
second phase of Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ
participatedIn controversies over the veneration of icons ⓘ
positionHeld Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
predecessor Tarasios of Constantinople ⓘ
previousPosition imperial secretary (asekretis) ⓘ
reasonForEndOfPatriarchate deposition and exile by iconoclast authorities ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
residence Constantinople ⓘ
successor Theodotos I Kassiteras ⓘ
supportedBy iconophile monks ⓘ
title Saint Nikephoros the Confessor ⓘ
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
workLocation Constantinople ⓘ
wrote Antirrhetici against the iconoclasts ⓘ
Apologeticus maior ⓘ
linked to: Apologeticus

Apologeticus minor ⓘ
Chronography ⓘ
Short History (Breviarium) ⓘ

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Tarasios of Constantinople → succeededBy → Nikephoros I of Constantinople ⓘ
Old Great Bulgaria → sourceMention → Patriarch Nikephoros I of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Nikephoros I of Constantinople
Tarasios → successorInRole → Nikephoros I of Constantinople ⓘ
Byzantine Empire under Isaurian dynasty → hasNotableFigure → Patriarch Nikephoros I of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Nikephoros I of Constantinople
Nikephoros I of Constantinople → title → Saint Nikephoros the Confessor ⓘ
linked to: Nikephoros I of Constantinople
Kubrat → historicalSource → Nikephoros I of Constantinople ⓘ