Nikephoros I of Constantinople


Nikephoros I of Constantinople
Nicephorus I of Constantinople trampling on John VII of Constantinople, miniature from Chludov Psalter.
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Venerated inCatholic Church,
Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast13 March,
2 June

Nicephorus I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Installed12 April 806
Term ended13 March 815
PredecessorTarasios of Constantinople
SuccessorTheodotus I of Constantinople
Personal details
Bornc. 758
Died(828-04-05)5 April 828
Constantinople
DenominationChalcedonian Christianity

Nikephoros I (Greek: Νικηφόρος; c. 758 – 5 April 828) was a Byzantine writer and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 12 April 806 to 13 March 815.[1][2]

  1. ^ St. Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople, 806–815, birth about 758; death 5 April 828.
  2. ^ Paul J. Alexander, The Patriarch Nicephorus of Constantinople, Oxford University Press, 1958.

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