Tarasios of Constantinople

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Byzantine theologian Christian bishop Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople saint

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

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine theologian → Christian bishop → Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople → saint →
appointedBy	Emperor Constantine VI NERFINISHED → Empress Irene of Athens →
associatedWith	Byzantine Iconodule movement → Emperor Constantine VI NERFINISHED → Empress Irene of Athens →
burialPlace	Constantinople →
centuryOfDeath	9th century →
chronology	Byzantine Iconoclasm →
church	Church of Constantinople →
councilDate	787 →
countryOfCitizenship	Byzantine Empire →
deathPlace	Constantinople →
deathYear	806 →
era	8th century → 9th century →
feastDay	February 25 →
fieldOfWork	church administration → theology →
fullName	Tarasios of Constantinople →
givenName	Tarasios →
historicalRegion	Eastern Roman Empire →
knownFor	restoring the veneration of icons in the Byzantine Empire →
language	Greek →
notableFor	restoration of the veneration of icons → role in the Second Council of Nicaea →
officeEndYear	806 →
officeStartYear	784 →
opposed	iconoclasm →
participatedIn	Second Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED →
patriarchalSee	Constantinople →
positionHeld	Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople →
precededBy	Paul IV of Constantinople →
religion	Christianity → Eastern Orthodox Church →
roleInEvent	presided over the Second Council of Nicaea →
sainthoodStatus	canonized saint →
seat	Patriarchate of Constantinople →
succeededBy	Nikephoros I of Constantinople NERFINISHED →
supported	veneration of icons →
supportedBy	Empress Irene of Athens →
theologicalOrientation	pro-icon veneration →
title	Ecumenical Patriarch →
veneratedIn	Eastern Orthodox Church → Roman Catholic Church →
workLocation	Constantinople →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tarasios of Constantinople →	fullName
Second Council of Nicaea →	presidedBy