Paul IV of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 780 to 784
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Paul IV of Constantinople, known as Paul the New (Greek: Παῦλος; died December 784), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 780 to 784.[1] He had once opposed the veneration of icons but urged the calling of an ecumenical council to address the iconoclast controversy. Later, he resigned and retired to a monastery due to old age and illness. He was succeeded by Tarasios of Constantinople,[2] who was a lay administrator at the time.
Paul IV of Constantinople | |
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Patriarch Paul IV of Constantinople | |
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Born | Cyprus |
| Died | December 784 Constantinople |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church, Catholic Church |
| Feast | 30 August |
Installed20 February 780
Term ended31 August 784
PredecessorNicetas I of Constantinople
SuccessorTarasios of Constantinople
Paul IV of Constantinople | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Installed | 20 February 780 |
| Term ended | 31 August 784 |
| Predecessor | Nicetas I of Constantinople |
| Successor | Tarasios of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Died | December 784 |
| Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Paul IV is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and his feast day is celebrated on 30 August.
