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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 766 to 780
Nicetas I (or Niketas ;
Greek : Νικήτας; died 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 .[
citation needed ] 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 .
Bishops of
Byzantium (
Roman period, 38–330 AD) Archbishops of
Constantinople (Roman period, 330–451 AD) Patriarchs of Constantinople (
Byzantine period, 451–1453 AD) Patriarchs of Constantinople (
Ottoman period, 1453–1923 AD) Patriarchs of Constantinople (
Turkish period, since 1923 AD)