Nicholas IV (Constantinople)
Nicholas IV. Muzalon ( Greek : Νικόλαος Μουζάλων; * around 1070 ; † 1152 ) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from December 1147 to March / April 1151 .
Born around 1070, he may have started his career teaching the Gospels. Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (ruled 1081–1118) appointed him Archbishop of Cyprus , but Nicholas abdicated around 1110. He spent the next 37 years in the monastery of St. Kosmas and Damian in the Constantinople suburb of Kosmidion .
He was elected patriarch in 1147 as the successor to Kosmas II , who had been accused of Bogomilism . His assumption of office sparked heated controversy and his canonical legitimacy was called into question because he had voluntarily resigned from his previous office. Nicholas was forced to abdicate and died in 1152.
He left behind a number of theological works, including a treatise against the Filioque formula addressed to Emperor Alexios, and a living poetic defense of his first abdication .
literature
- Demetrios A. Chrēstidēs: Parathematōn paranoēseis kai katanoēseis. Aigeiros, 1996, p. 99.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmas II Atticus |
Patriarch of Constantinople 1147–1151 |
Theodotos II |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nicholas IV |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nicholas IV Muzalon (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Patriarch of Constantinople |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1070 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1152 |