Constantine II of Constantinople | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Installed | 8 August 754 |
| Term ended | 30 August 766 |
| Predecessor | Anastasius of Constantinople |
| Successor | Nicetas I of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 7 October 767 |
| Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Constantine II of Constantinople (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος,Kōnstantinos; died 7 October 767) was theEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 754 to 766. He had been ecumenically proceeded by PatriarchAnastasius of Constantinople.[1] He was a supporter of the first phase ofByzantine Iconoclasm and devoutly opposed to the creation of images,[2] but he was deposed and jailed after the discovery ofConstantine Podopagouros' plot against the EmperorConstantine V[3] in June 766, in which the patriarch was later implicated.
On 7 October 767, Constantine II was paraded through theHippodrome of Constantinople and finally beheaded. He was succeeded byNicetas I of Constantinople.[citation needed]
| Titles of Chalcedonian Christianity | ||
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| Preceded by | Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople 754 – 766 | Succeeded by |
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