Patriarch Paul IV of Constantinople
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| Paul the New | |
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| Died | 784 Constantinople |
| Honored in | Eastern Orthodoxy Roman Catholicism |
| Feast | August 30 |
Paul IV, known as Paul the New, was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 780 to 784. He had once opposed the veneration of icons but urged the calling of an ecumenical council to address the iconoclast controversy. He resigned and retired to a monastery due to old age and illness. He was succeeded by Tarasios, who was a lay administrator at the time.
Paul the New is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and his feast day is celebrated on August 30.
References [edit]
- The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire, J. M. Hussey, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1986.
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| Preceded by Nicetas I |
Patriarch of Constantinople 780–784 |
Succeeded by Saint Tarasios |
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