Nikephoros I of Constantinople | |
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![]() Nicephorus I of Constantinople trampling on John VII of Constantinople, miniature from Chludov Psalter. | |
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Venerated in | Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | 13 March, 2 June |
Nicephorus I of Constantinople | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Installed | 12 April 806 |
Term ended | 13 March 815 |
Predecessor | Tarasios of Constantinople |
Successor | Theodotus I of Constantinople |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 758 |
Died | Constantinople | 5 April 828
Denomination | Chalcedonian 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]