Patriarch Michael III of Ankhial ( Greek Πατριάρχης Μιχαήλ Γ΄ ) - Patriarch of Constantinople from January 1170 until his death in March 1178. Michael, a relative of Metropolitan Ankhialsky, began his church career in Constantinople , heading the patriarchal office, and then served as a Protecticos . Around 1165-67, he received the post of “Ipat of philosophers” , which before him was occupied by Michael Psell and John Ital .
As a patriarch, he continued the policy of his predecessor, Luke Chryserberg , who condemned the non-Orthodox interpretation of the phrase from the Gospel of John 14:28 (“For my Father is more than me”) at the 1166 council, and also tried to improve church discipline. Being a loyal supporter of the emperor Manuel I, Komnin issued the Tomos on March 24, 1171, prescribing an oath of allegiance to the heir to the emperor. It is believed that on the issue of reunification with the Catholics, Mikhail took the anti-Latin position expressed in his Dialogue with Manuel I. Despite the concessions that Pope Alexander III was ready to make, negotiations on unification were unsuccessful.
Literature
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium : [ eng. ] : in 3 vol. / ed. by Dr. Alexander Kazhdan . - N. Y .; Oxford: Oxford University Press , 1991 .-- P. 1364-1365. - ISBN 0-19-504652-8 .
- Μιχαὴλ Γ´ on the website of the Patriarchate of Constantinople