Germanus I of Constantinople
- Born
- between c. 630 and 668 (disputed)
- Died
- between 733 and 740 (disputed)
- Role
- Patriarch of Constantinople (715–730)
- Wrote in
- Greek
Contemporary timeline
His life beside those who lived in his time, from the year 610 to 800.
People
Events
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- Estimated birth
- Unknown birth
- Active between two years
- Event
- Received as ecumenical by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches
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Who he was
Patriarch of Constantinople who opposed Emperor Leo III's iconoclast policy and was forced to resign in 730. His commentary on the Divine Liturgy was for centuries the standard explanation in the Byzantine world, and the Second Council of Nicaea (787) honored his memory.
- Region
- Thrace / Constantinople
- Language
- Greek
- Role
- Patriarch of Constantinople (715–730)
- Died
- between 733 and 740 (disputed)
His writings
1 writing, c. 715–730
c. 715–730