Pyrrhus (Patriarch)
Pyrrhos († June 1, 654 in Constantinople ) was Patriarch of Constantinople from December 20, 638 to September 29, 641 and again from January 9 to June 1, 654.
Pyrrhus was one of the most enduring advocates of monotheleticism . In the unrest after the death of Emperor Herakleios , he was overthrown and banished to Africa . Pyrrhus returned from exile under Martina and Heraklonas . He was overthrown with the two of them and exiled to Africa for the second time or fled there. In July 645 he led a religious discussion with Maximos Homologetes (Disputatio cum Pyrrho) , in which the Byzantine exarch of Carthage , Gregory, took part.
On a trip to Rome around the year 647, Pyrrhos was received in honor by Pope Theodore I , because he had renounced monotheletism. He returned to Constantinople via Ravenna and again declared himself for monotheleticism. For this he was anathematized by the Pope (again at the Lateran Council in 649). He officiated for another five months in 654 as the patriarch died at Pentecost 654.
literature
- Prosopography of the Middle Byzantine period . 1st department. Vol. 4, Berlin 2001, pp. 39-40.
- Guido Bausenhart: In everything equal to us except sin: studies on the contribution of Maximos the Confessor to early church Christology. With an annotated translation of the Disputatio cum Pyrrho. Matthias-Grunewald-Verlag, Mainz 1992, ISBN 3-7867-1643-9 .
- Prosopography of the Middle Byzantine period . 1st department. Vol. 4, Berlin 2001, pp. 39-40. MPG 91 288-353.
- Eckhard Reichert: Pyrrhos. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 7, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-048-4 , Sp. 1076-1078.
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to Johannes von Nikiu on an island west of Africa, probably September
- ↑ Hans-Georg Beck: History of the Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire. In Kurt Dietrich Schmidt, Ernst Wolf: The church in its history: a manual. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1997, ISBN 3-525-52312-2 p. D 59
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sergios I. |
Patriarch of Constantinople 638–641 |
Paulus II |
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Paulus II |
Patriarch of Constantinople 654 |
Petros |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pyrrhus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pyrrhus; Pyrrhus I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century or 7th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 654 |
| Place of death | Constantinople |