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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine historian
Byzantine theologian
Christian bishop
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
saint
appointedAsPatriarch 806
birthDate c. 758
birthName Nikephoros NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus recognized as a confessor of the faith
conflictWith Byzantine iconoclast bishops
Emperor Leo V the Armenian NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
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) NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
second phase of Byzantine Iconoclasm
participatedIn controversies over the veneration of icons
positionHeld Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople NERFINISHED
predecessor Tarasios of Constantinople NERFINISHED
previousPosition imperial secretary (asekretis)
reasonForEndOfPatriarchate deposition and exile by iconoclast authorities
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
residence Constantinople NERFINISHED
successor Theodotos I Kassiteras NERFINISHED
supportedBy iconophile monks
title Saint Nikephoros the Confessor NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
workLocation Constantinople NERFINISHED
wrote Antirrhetici against the iconoclasts
Apologeticus maior NERFINISHED
Apologeticus minor NERFINISHED
Chronography NERFINISHED
Short History (Breviarium) NERFINISHED

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Tarasios of Constantinople succeededBy Nikephoros I of Constantinople
Old Great Bulgaria sourceMention Nikephoros I of Constantinople
this entity surface form: Patriarch Nikephoros I of Constantinople
Tarasios successorInRole Nikephoros I of Constantinople
Byzantine Empire under Isaurian dynasty hasNotableFigure Nikephoros I of Constantinople
this entity surface form: Patriarch Nikephoros I of Constantinople