Nicetas I of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Installed | 766 |
| Term ended | 780 |
| Personal details | |
| Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Nicetas I (or Niketas; Greek: Νικήτας), (? – 7 February 780) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople[1] from 766 to 780. He was of Slavic ancestry[2] and he was a eunuch.[3]
He was chosen by the Emperor Constantine V as a successor of the Patriarch Constantine II of Constantinople. However, Nicetas was quite unpopular in Constantinople because he was a supporter of iconoclasm.[4] After his death in 780, Nicetas was declared a heretic. He was succeeded by Paul IV of Constantinople.
References
- ^ Walter de Gruyter (2008). Biographical Index of the Middle Ages. P. 804.
- ^ Dvorník, František (1970). Byzantské misie u Slovanů (in Czech). Praha: Vyšehrad. p. 61. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ^ George Crabb (1833). Universal Historical Dictionary: Or, Explanation of the Names of Persons and Places in the Departments of Biblical, Political, and Ecclesiastical History, Mythology, Heraldry, Biography, Bibliography, Geography, and Numismatics.
- ^ Nicetas I of Constantinople. "Nicetas was viewed as a mere mouthpiece of the emperor and was very unpopular with the iconophile population of Constantinople."
| Titles of Chalcedonian Christianity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Constantine II | Patriarch of Constantinople 766–780 | Succeeded by Paul IV |