Patriarch Nikifor ( Greek Πατριάρχης Νικηφόρος ; c. 758 - 828 ) - Patriarch of Constantinople (806-815) . Revered as a saint in the face of the saints . The memory in the Orthodox Church takes place on June 2 (15) and March 13 (26) (transfer of the relics ), and in the Catholic Church on March 13 .
| Patriarch Nicephorus | ||
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| Πατριάρχης Νικηφόρος | ||
 Nicephorus tramples the iconoclastic John Grammatik . Khludov Psalter | ||
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| 806 - 815 | ||
| Church | Constantinople Orthodox Church | |
| Predecessor | Tarasius | |
| Successor | Theodotus I | |
| Birth | OK. 758 Constantinople | |
| Death | 828 | |
| Buried | ||
| Day of Remembrance | ||
Nicephorus was born in Constantinople in the family of the imperial secretary. His father suffered for icon veneration under Emperor Constantine V Copronimus and died in exile in Nicaea . Nicephorus was a dignitary at the court of Empress Irina ( 797 - 802 ) and participated in the work of the Seventh Ecumenical Council convened by her. Later he retired to the Midian monastery , but did not receive the tonsure, but later, when in 806 after the death of the patriarch Tarasius was enthroned. Nicephorus was a zealous advocate of icon veneration and, with the accession of the iconoclast emperor Leo the Armenian ( 813 - 820 ) in 815, he was exiled to the monastery of St. Theodore on the banks of the Bosphorus , where he died in 828 .
In 847, the relics of Patriarch Nicephorus were found , which, according to legend, were incorrupt. They were transferred from Prokonnis to Constantinople and laid for one day in the church of St. Sophia , and then transferred to the church of the Holy Apostles . Currently, the saint’s hand is kept in the Chilandar monastery on Mount Athos .
Proceedings
(miniature from the Chronicle of John Skilica )
- A brief history since the reign of Mauritius [1]
- Epistle to Leo III , Pope of Rome
- Defensive word to the Ecumenical Church regarding a new discord over honest icons [2]
- Against Eusebius and Epiphanides
- The word in defense of the immaculate, pure and true of our Christian faith and against those who think that we worship idols
- The analysis and refutation of the ignorant and godless wisdom of the ungodly Mamon against the saving embodiment of God the Word
- The conviction and refutation of the godless and wicked definition of the cathedral, which was in 815
- Short chronographikon (in the old Russian translation with continuation - “Chronicler soon”)
Notes
- ↑ Patriarch Nicephorus. A Brief History ( Part 1 , Part 2 )
- ↑ Defensive word to the Ecumenical Church regarding a new discord over honest icons
Literature
Sources:
- Nicephorus, pat. A brief history from the time after the reign of Mauritius / Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinople; Per. [from Greek.] E. E. Lipschitz // Byzant. temporary. - M .; L .: Publishing house of Acad. USSR Sciences, 1950. - T. III. - S. 349-387.
- Nicephorus, pat. “The Chronicler Soon” / Patriarch Nikifor // Piotrovskaya E.K. Byzantine Chronicles of the 9th Century and Their Reflection in the Monuments of Slavic-Russian Writing: (“The Chronicler Soon” by Constantinople. Patron Nikifor). - SPb .: Dm. Bulanin, 1998. - (Right. Palestinian collection of books; Issue 97 (34). - Addendum: P. 109-175.
- The legend of the transfer of the relics of the patriarch Nicephorus, trans. D. E. Afinogenova // Relics in Byzantium and Ancient Russia. Written sources / ed. A.M. Lidov. - M. , 2006 .-- S. 39-84.
- Creations of the holy father of our Nicephorus, Archbishop of Constantinople. - Mn. , 2001 (ibid: The Life of St. Nicephorus and the Word of Hegumen Theophanes about the transfer of the relics of the saint ) ..
Literature:
- Afinogenov D. E. The Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Iconoclastic Crisis in Byzantium (784–847). - M. , 1997 .-- S. 39-84.
- Vedyushkina I. V. "Chronicler Soon" by Patriarch Nicephorus with a Russian continuation for the X-XIII centuries. / I.V. In [edyushkina] // Written monuments of the history of Ancient Russia: Annals. A story. Walking. Teachings. Lives. Messages: Annot. reference directory / Comp. Y. N. Shchapov. - St. Petersburg: BLITZ, 2003. - S. 49-51.
- Piotrovskaya E.K. Byzantine chronicles of the 9th century and their reflection in the monuments of the Slavic-Russian writing: (“Chronicler soon” by Constantinople. Patriarch Nicephorus). - SPb .: Dm. Bulanin, 1998 .-- 176 p. - (Legal. Palestinian collection; Issue 97 (34)).
- Piotrovskaya E. K. "Chronicler Soon" by Patriarch Nicephorus // Dictionary of scribes and books of Ancient Russia. - Vol. 1: (XI - transl. Half of the XIV century.). - L .: Science, Leningrad. Department, 1987 .-- pp. 231-234.
- Chichurov I. S. Byzantine historical works: “Chronography” of Theophanes , “Breviary” of Nicephorus: Texts, translation, commentary / rev. ed. V.T. Pashuto . - M .: Nauka , 1980 .-- 216 p. - ( The oldest sources on the history of the peoples of the USSR ). - 8800 copies.
- Alexander PJ The Patriarch Nicephorus of Constantinople: Ecclesiastical Policy and Image Worship in the Byzantine Empire. - Oxford, 1958.
- Featherstone JM, ed. Nicephori Patriarchae Constantinopolitani Refutatio et Eversio Definitionis Synodalis anno 815. - Turnhout — Leuven, 1997.