Paul IV,known asPaul the New(Greek:Παῦλος;died December 784), wasEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinoplefrom 780 to 784.[1]He had once opposed the veneration oficonsbut urged the calling of anecumenical councilto address theiconoclast controversy.Later, he resigned and retired to amonasterydue to old age and illness. He was succeeded byTarasios,[2]who was a lay administrator at the time.
Paul the New | |
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| Born | Cyprus |
| Died | 784 Constantinople |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodoxy Roman Catholicism |
| Feast | August 30 |
Paul IV of Constantinople | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Installed | 780 |
| Term ended | 784 |
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| Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Paul the New is venerated as asaintin theEastern Orthodox Church,and hisfeast dayis celebrated on August 30.
References
edit- ^J. M. Hussey (1986).The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire.Clarendon Press, Oxford.
- ^St. Tarasius."In 784 when Paul IV Patriarch of Constantinople died Tarasius was an imperial secretary, and a champion of the veneration of images.”
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