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'''Nicetas''' was [[List of Patriarchs of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople]] from [[766]] until [[780]]. | '''Nicetas''' was [[List of Patriarchs of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople]] from [[766]] until [[780]]. | ||
| − | An [[iconoclast]], Nicetas was appointed Patriarch by the [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Constantine V]] - also an iconoclast. | + | An [[iconoclast]], Nicetas was appointed Patriarch by the [[Byzantine emperor]] [[Constantine V]] "Copronymus" - also an iconoclast. |
Nicetas was immensely unpopular with the [[iconophile]] segment of the population who viewed him as a mere mouthpiece of the emperor. | Nicetas was immensely unpopular with the [[iconophile]] segment of the population who viewed him as a mere mouthpiece of the emperor. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:08, November 1, 2007
Nicetas was Patriarch of Constantinople from 766 until 780.
An iconoclast, Nicetas was appointed Patriarch by the Byzantine emperor Constantine V "Copronymus" - also an iconoclast.
Nicetas was immensely unpopular with the iconophile segment of the population who viewed him as a mere mouthpiece of the emperor.