Back البطريرك اكاسيوس القسطنطينيه ARZ Acaci de Constantinoble Catalan Akakios z Konstantinopole Czech Akakios von Konstantinopel German Πατριάρχης Ακάκιος Greek Acacio de Constantinopla Spanish Acace de Constantinople French Akacije Croatian Akakiosz konstantinápolyi pátriárka Hungarian Akasius dari Konstantinopel ID
Acacius of Constantinople | |
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| Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Died | 26 November 489 |
| Venerated in | Oriental Orthodoxy Coptic Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 30 of the Coptic Month of Hathor |
Acacius of Constantinople | |
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| Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Installed | 472 |
| Term ended | 489 |
| Personal details | |
| Denomination | Eastern Christianity |
Acacius of Constantinople (Greek: Ἀκάκιος; died 26 November 489) served as the Patriarch of Constantinople from 472 to 489. He was practically the first prelate in the East and was renowned for his ambitious participation in the Chalcedonian controversy.[1] His controversial attempts at healing the theological divisions led to the Acacian schism and his being condemned by the Chalcedonian churches. He is revered as a saint in Oriental Orthodoxy.
Acacius advised the Byzantine emperor Zeno to issue the Henotikon Edict in 482, which condemned Nestorius and Eutyches, accepted the Twelve Chapters of Cyril of Alexandria and ignored the Chalcedonian Definition.[2] Though the Henotikon aimed to resolve the conflict surrounding the Chalcedon council's orthodoxy, it ultimately failed. Pope Felix III considered Acacius' slighting of Chalcedon and his predecessor Pope Leo I to be an affront to the prestige of his Holy See. Acacius was condemned and deposed by Felix III, an action which was met with contempt by Acacius and resulted in a schism between the two sees, which continued after Acacius's death. The schism extended throughout the tumultuous reign of the Byzantine emperor Anastasius I and was only resolved by Justin I under Pope Hormisdas in 519.[1]
The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates The Departure of St. Acacius, Patriarch of Constantinople on the 30th of the Coptic month of Hathor.[3]