Patriarch Nicephorus I

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Patriarch_Tarasius_of_Constantinople
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Council_of_Constantinople_(869-870)
gptkb:Second_Council_of_Nicaea
gptkbp:birth_date 758
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:burial_place Church of St. John the Forerunner
gptkbp:canonized_by gptkb:church
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Emperor_Michael_II
Emperor Theophilus
gptkbp:contribution Defense of the veneration of icons
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on Orthodox liturgy
gptkbp:death_date 828
gptkbp:era gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:historical_context 8th-9th century Byzantine politics
gptkbp:historical_significance Iconoclasm controversy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Patriarch Nicephorus I
gptkbp:influence Later Byzantine theologians
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_theology
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_of_Damascus
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in March 13
gptkbp:is_opposed_by Iconoclasts
gptkbp:known_for Defense of icons
gptkbp:language Greek
gptkbp:legacy Veneration as a saint
gptkbp:notable_work Apology for the Holy Icons
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:predecessor Patriarch Tarasios
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Empress_Theodora
Emperor Leo IV
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:research_interest gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:role Restoration of icons
gptkbp:successor Patriarch Ignatios
gptkbp:title gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:wrote Ecclesiastical History
Chronography
On the Divine Liturgy
On the Holy Icons