As a member of the military aristocracy, young nikephoros enjoyed a successful career. Nikephoros served in the imperial palace as a secretary, but later renounced worldly success to struggle in monastic life near constantinople. Eusebiuss vita constantini the life of constantine bears the traits of. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues.
The greek orthodox archdiocese of america, with its headquarters located in the city of new york, is an eparchy of the ecumenical patriarchate of constantinople, the mission of the archdiocese is to proclaim the gospel of christ, to teach and spread the orthodox christian faith, to energize, cultivate, and guide the life of the church in the united states of america according to the orthodox. The ecumenical patriarchate became subject to the ottoman empire. Tikmer bulgaru speki noblokeja balkanu kalnu parejas, blokejot bizantijas. He won the war in the east against the arabs and because of that, he wore the title of commander of the eastern troops. Pdf on oct 1, 1992, warren treadgold and others published nikephoros, patriarch of constantinople. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. List of ecumenical patriarchs of constantinople wikipedia. Sebeos account of an arab attack on constantinople in 654. Short history dumbarton oaks texts nikephoros, cyril mango on. Nicephorus iii botaneiates byzantine emperor britannica. Shippey,university of leeds nikephoros, nikephoros,patriarch of constantinople. Nicephorus iii botaneiates, nicephorus also spelled nikephoros, born c.
Genealogy profile for nikephoros ii phokas, emperor of byzantium nikephoros ii phokas 912 969 genealogy genealogy for nikephoros ii phokas 912 969 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Jun 26, 2018 the sun sets over hagia sophia mosque november 23, 2003 in istanbul, turkey. His father, theodore, of noble lineage and an imperial secretary to emperor constantine v, had twice suffered torture, degradation. This name was borne by several byzantine emperors, including the 10thcentury nikephoros ii phokas. Confusingly selecting his namesake, the scholarly layman nikephoros i r.
Mar 23, 2018 nikephoros ii phokas, 912 969, was a great military commander, and a byzantine emperor 963969. Containing the works of patriarch nikephoros i of constantinople, stephen deacon of constantinople, gregory of decapolis, patriarch christopher i of alexandria, and patriarch methodios i of constantinople. Nicholas was born of an italian slave on the private estates of patriarch photius and entered a career in the civil service. Justinian and patriarch menas, it tells the story of a jewish glassblower in the capital. Source for information on nicholas i, patriarch of constantinople. Despite its brevity it is, therefore, a source of primary importance for the study of.
Pdf creating memories in late 8thcentury byzantium the. The short history or breviarium of nikephoros, patriarch of constantinople d. Media in category patriarchs of constantinople the following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total. Orphanos on the byzantine military strategy, by walter emil kaegi, jr.
The church was not pleased with the emperors choice for the important position of patriarch bishop of constantinople either. A neglected note to the naval defense of constantinople. Nikephoros, patriarch of constantinople, short history. Nikephoros ii phokas, 912 969, was a great military commander, and a byzantine emperor 963969. The patriarchs of constantinople by cobham, claude delaval. Nikephoros ii phokas timeline ancient history encyclopedia. Intrinsic values for the byzantine gold coin of constantinople average rates. Nikephoros, patriarch of constantinople dumbarton oaks. Attaleiates account praised emperor nikephoros i botaneiates and depicted. On may 29, 1453 occurred the fall of constantinople, thus marking the end of the byzantine empire. Apr 21, 2016 the short biography of saint patriarch photius of constantinople. His father, theodore, of noble lineage and an imperial secretary to emperor constantine v, had twice suffered torture, degradation, and banishment in defense of the veneration of images and had died in exile.
Yet the only evidence presented for this sceptical assertion are reports in theophanes chronographia and patriarch nicephorus short history, that rhodes was an important byzantine base in the eighth and early ninth centuries, much later than the period referred to by agapius statement. Creating memories in late 8thcentury byzantiumis one of the key sources for our understanding of byzantine history in the seventh and eighth century this book offers a close look at that volume and its manner of representation of the past nikephoros s specific authorial method in the shaping of the image of byzantine emperors and ecclesiastical topics linked with iconoc. A learned man a polymath, he has been respected in greece as one of the teachers of the nation. In 960, continue reading the story of nikephoros ii phokas. Originally serving as metropolitan of ephesus, he was elected to the patriarchate after the resignation of arsenios autoreianos in 1260. Pdf studies on constantinople collected studies series. To navigate the timeline, click and drag it with your mouse, or click on the timeline overview on the bottom. Cyril mango, nikephoros patriarch of constantinople publications in memoriam ihor ev enko eucharisterion. The future nikephoros ii phokas becomes the head byzantine military commander, replacing his father bardas. Nicholas i, byzantine patriarch of constantinople 901907. Patriarchal news bulletin the ecumenical patriarchate. Byzantine and near eastern history, ad 2848, trans.
Essays presented to omeljan pritsak on his sixtieth collected studies series, cs studies in honour of cyril mango presented to. Specifically, he sets out to demonstrate that the work is an iconophile reading of the past, written shortly after the. Nikephoros bryennios history of the byzantine empire in the 1070s is a story of civil war and aristocratic rebellion in the midst of the turkish conquest of anatolia. Our father among the saints nicephorus i of constantinople, also nikephoros and the confessor, was the patriarch of constantinople from 806 to 815 during the era of iconoclastic disputes during the early ninth century. The patriarch of constantinoples title as ecumenical, which evolved by way of custom, but which of itself does not grant the patriarch of constantinople any kind of jurisdiction beyond the borders of his patriarchate, but merely a temporary expansion of that patriarchate in the epoch of the extension of the byzantine empire. He died after a few months, in early 1261, and was buried at nymphaion. Patriarch bartholomew i of constantinople simple english. Nikephoros, the fate of nikephoros s secula r work 1 t he short histor y and short chroni cle was somewh at unfavour able, 2 especial ly when compared to his more numerous theolog ical wr. The younger nikephoros is known to history mainly because he married alexioss daughter, anna komnene, a gifted writer and historian who composed the alexiad to commemorate her fathers career. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Nikephoros, patriarch of constantinople, breviarium historicum. The short history of nikephoros our holy father the patriarch of constantinople. Lemerle listed a number of hagiographies in which information about education, including the topic of logic, is given with some degree of detail. History of the byzantine state new brunswick paschal chronicle tlg 71 5. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Nikephoros enjoyed tremendous influence in the army. This book offers a close look at that volume and its manner of representation of the past nikephoros s specific authorial method in the shaping of the image of byzantine emperors and ecclesiastical topics linked with iconoclasm. He was a member of the civil service before ending up as patriarch, but once patriarch he embraced his duties.
Short history corpus fontium historiae byzantinae cyril mangos new commentary on the breviarium of nicephorus, with his introduction, text, translation, notes, and indices, becomes the safest guide to the. Berrigan 2 editions first published in 1982 not in library poslanieto na tsarigradskiia patriarkh fotii do bulgarskiia kniaz boris. Nikephoros theotokis or nikiforos theotokis, greek. Nicholas i byzantine patriarch of constantinople britannica. Introduction, texte, teaduction et commentaire paris ostrogorsky george. The ecumenical patriarch of constantinople is first among equals, or first in honor among all eastern orthodox bishops, who presides in personor through a delegateover any council of orthodox primates or bishops in which he takes part and serves as primary spokesman for the orthodox communion especially in ecumenical contacts with other christian denominations. Jan 02, 2020 the ecumenical patriarch of constantinople holds the honorary title and is the closest thing to a counterpart to the pope in the roman catholic church. His feast day is celebrated on june 2, and the translation of his relics from prokonnis to constantinople on march. Aug 26, 2010 ecumenical patriarch bartholomew is the living embodiment of an ancient tradition.
Because of its size, istanbul extends into both europe and asia. A byzantine chronicle of universal history from creation oxford, 2002. Nikephoros was born in constantinople around 758, of pious parents. The conquest of constantinoplethe queen of citiesby the. Nikephoros served in the imperial palace as a secretary, but later renounced worldly success to. The short history of nikephoros our holy father the patriarch of constantinople archbishop iakovos library of. Meaning, origin and history of the name nikephoros behind. Conference abstracts pdf byzantine studies association of.
Creating memories in late 8thcentury byzantiumis one of the key sources for our understanding of byzantine history in the seventh and eighth century. Source for information on nicephorus i, patriarch of constantinople, st. Learn test history alive chapter 6 byzantine empire with free interactive flashcards. A fervent devotee of the icons, he became hegoumenos of the bythinian monastery of agros. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Sources english and ancient greek edition nicephorous, tobias, norman, santoro, anthony r. The empire from constantine the great to justinian constantine and christianity arianism and the council of nicaea the church and the state at the end of the fourth century theological disputes and the third ecumenical council. Constantinople was finally conquered by the muslim turks in 1543 and renamed istanbul. Cyril mango, nikephoros patriarch of constantinople.
Nikephoros phokas was born around 912 and belonged to a cappadocian greek family which had produced several distinguished generals, including nikephoros father bardas phokas, brother leo phokas, and grandfather nikephoros phokas the elder, who had all served as commanders of the field army domestikos ton scholon. Patriarch bartholomew i is a virtual prisoner of the turks in istanbul. His mother, whose name is unknown, was a member of. Saint nicephorus i greek orthodox patriarch britannica. St nikephoros the confessor, patriarch of constantinople 829. Photius i saint, patriarch of constantinople open library. He belonged to the literary circle of the emperor andronikos ii palaiologos 128228 and was a student of the emperors closest advisor, theodore metochites. However, the ecumenical patriarch of constantinople does not exercise the same authority as the catholic pope and has no power to interfere with the twelve other orthodox communions. Istanbul is the largest city in turkey and is among the 15 largest urban areas in the world. Choose from 500 different sets of test history alive chapter 6 byzantine empire flashcards on quizlet. From his historic base in istanbul, turkey, the 270th patriarch of constantinople claims to be the direct. The homilies of photius, patriarch of constantinople.
Nikephoros patriarch of constantinople short history washington dc oikonomids nicolas. Modes of narrativity applied in the short history by nikephoros of constantinople are investigated on the basis of several key accounts which form a specific message of the author on the level of his entire work. Nicephorus stood in the forefront of the battle against iconoclasm. April 1928 in istanbul ist ein britischer byzantinist. Despite its brevity it is, therefore, a source of primary importance for the study of events in medieval eastern europe and the near east. The future nikephoros ii phokas becomes the head byzantine military.
This page was last edited on 9 september 2018, at 16. Specifically, he sets out to demonstrate that the work is an iconophile reading of the past, written shortly after the first wave of iconoclasm in the later eighth century. St nikephoros the confessor, patriarch of constantinople 829 june 2. Studite, the patriarch saints germanos, tarasios, nikephoros and. Constantinople was greatly weakened by the 4th crusade and the brutal latin occupation from 1202 to 1261. Bibliographyprimary sources a companion to byzantium. Washington, dc, dumbarton oaks research library and collection 1990 corpus fontium historiae byzantinae, series washingtoniensis dumbarton oaks texts, 10. It is located on the bosporus strait and covers the entire area of the golden horn, a natural harbor. Nikephoros gregoras, the writer of 37 books of the roman history was born around 1295 in heraclea pontica, on the shores of the black sea and died in constantinople, around 61. There exists only one place where nikephoros turns to theophanes. Our father among the saints menas of constantinople, also mennas was the patriarch of the church of constantinople from 536 to 552. The canonical status of the patriarch of constantinople in. Patriarch nikephoros i of constantinople wikimedia.