Nicetas I (Constantinople)
Nicetas I (* before 766; † February 6, 780 ) was Patriarch of Constantinople (766-780).
Life
Nicetas is said to have been a eunuch , but such source reports were more likely to serve as a defamation. Johannes Zonaras calls him a slave, but this is more due to a mix-up of his Slavic origin. He was said to have come from a low-educated environment, but his later career does not indicate a lack of knowledge. Niketas was a priest at the Apostle Church in Constantinople .
On November 16, 766 he became Patriarch of Constantinople. The following year he led the trial against his predecessor, Constantine. Niketas stood for a rejection of the worship of images (this is also the reason for the hostile attitude towards him in the preserved image-friendly sources), but 768 parts of the Hagia Sophia were renewed. In any case, only a few actions have come down to us in the sources that can be classified as "hostile to images". Little information is available about his activities in the time of Emperor Constantine V , but he participated in the coronations of his sons.
Nicetas died on February 6, 780. He was condemned and condemned by the 7th Ecumenical Council .
swell
- Theophanes , Chronicle
literature
- Niketas I. In: Prosopography of the Middle Byzantine Times Online , No. 5404 (Article accessed on Prosopography of the Middle Byzantine Times Online at De Gruyter Online)
Web links
- Νικήτας Α΄ Website of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Remarks
- ↑ Cf. on the state of research and source criticism of Niketas I. In: Prosopography of the Middle Byzantine Period Online , No. 5404.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Constantine II |
Patriarch of Constantinople 766–780 |
Paul IV |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nicetas I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Patriarch of Constantinople |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 766 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 780 |