Patriarch Nicholas II Chrisoverg ( Greek Πατριάρχης Νικόλαος ὁ Χρυσοβέργης ; d. 12 October 991 ) - Patriarch of Constantinople from 979 to 991
| Patriarch Nicholas II | ||
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| Πατριάρχης Νικόλαος Β΄ | ||
 The ordination of Nicholas II Chryserberg by the patriarch in 979. Illustration from the Madrid Chronicle | ||
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| February 12, 979 - October 12, 991 | ||
| Predecessor | Anthony III Studite | |
| Successor | Sisinius II | |
| Birth | ||
| Death | October 12, 991 | |
Biography
Chryserg in Greek - "Golden Rod / (chain)." If разбρυσοβέργης is divided into the components Χρυσο - gold and βέργης - rod / rod, and even better, the word βέργης is read in direct Russian transcription as vergi , but the veri were made of ferrous metal, and here of gold, then the nickname Chryserg becomes an integral surname of Byzantine religion.
In 976, being Metropolitan of Adrianople, Nicholas accepted a confession before the death of Emperor John I of Tzimiskes .
According to the testimony cited by Yahya Antioch , Nikolai Khriserberg was appointed in the fourth year of the reign of Basil II , that is , February 12, 979 [1] .
In 988, Nikolai Khriserberg, together with the council of bishops, elected and sent Metropolitan Michael, ordained by him, to Russia.
In 991, Patriarch Nicholas II in the presence of Emperor Basil II and the Russian ambassadors serves in the church of St. Sophia in Constantinople .
In the same year, learning that Vladimir had sent his ambassador to the Pope, Nicholas II wrote letters to Prince Vladimir and Metropolitan Michael:
 | “... the Roman faith is not good, but they profess evil about the Holy Spirit, supposedly from the Father and the Son, it happens, sharing the Holy Trinity; They fast the Sabbath, unleavened bread, and not sour bread; It is a sinless belief that the pope does not believe that Christ, the apostles and the holy fathers did not commit, and it is impossible for the pope and the saints to deliver and name anyone, since many popes were Arians, Nestorians and other heretics, for which they were cursed by cathedrals; Anna’s wife was a dad, going from the cross to baptism, gave birth on the street and died; for this they set aside the feast of the Epiphany and the procession of the cross, calling the day the three kings. “For the sake of this, do not fall for the monstrosity and teachings of them, but, looking at their very insidious flattering and deceit, you should very well evade correspondence with them.” ( Russian History (Tatishchev) ). |
Nikolai died on October 12, 991 . He was a patriarch for twelve years and eight months.
Literature
- Tatishchev V.N. Collected works. - Moscow, 1995. - T. II-III, p. 64 sec
- Dashkov S. B. The Emperors of Byzantium . - Moscow: Red Square Publishing House, 1997. - ISBN 5-87305-002-3 .
- Ryzhov K.V. All monarchs of the world. Ancient Greece. Ancient Rome. Byzantium . - Moscow: Veche, 1999 .-- 656 p. - ISBN 5-7838-0342-1 .
- Rosen V. R. “Emperor Vasily of Bulgaria” (Appendix to XLIV vol. “Notes of the Imperial Academy of Sciences”, 1883), Extracts from the annals of Yahya of Antioch. . - SPb. : Printing House of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, 1883. - 646 p.