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| − | Little is known of his life before becoming [[patriarch]]. Peter succeeded Patr. Pyrrhus who also was a Monothelite. In correspondence with Pope Vitalian of Rome following Vitalian's ascension to the [[see]] of Rome, Peter was noncommittal concerning Monothelitism, leading to a restoration of ecclesiastical intercourse between Rome and Constantinople. This resulted the addition of Vitalian's name on the [[diptychs]] of the church in Constantinople—the only name of a [[pope]] so entered between the reign of [[Honorius I of Rome|Honorius I]], who died in 638, and 677 when Patr. Theodore I removed the pope's name prior to the Sixth Ecumenical Council. At the council Peter was condemned as a [[heretic]] along with Patriarchs [[Sergius I of Constantinople|Sergius I]], [[Pyrrhus I of Constantinople|Pyrrhus I]] and [[Paul II of Constantinople|Paul II]] all of Constantinople | + | Little is known of his life before becoming [[patriarch]]. Peter succeeded Patr. Pyrrhus who also was a Monothelite. In correspondence with Pope Vitalian of Rome following Vitalian's ascension to the [[see]] of Rome, Peter was noncommittal concerning Monothelitism, leading to a restoration of ecclesiastical intercourse between Rome and Constantinople. This resulted the addition of Vitalian's name on the [[diptychs]] of the church in Constantinople—the only name of a [[pope]] so entered between the reign of [[Honorius I of Rome|Honorius I]], who died in 638, and 677 when Patr. Theodore I removed the pope's name prior to the Sixth Ecumenical Council. At the council Peter was condemned as a [[heretic]] along with Patriarchs [[Sergius I of Constantinople|Sergius I]], [[Pyrrhus I of Constantinople|Pyrrhus I]] and [[Paul II of Constantinople|Paul II]] all of Constantinople, Patriarch [[Cyrus of Alexandria]], and Theodore of Pharan. |
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Peter of Constantinople was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 654 to 666. He was a follower of the heresy of Monothelitism and was condemned at the Sixth Ecumenical Council in 680/681.
Life
Little is known of his life before becoming patriarch. Peter succeeded Patr. Pyrrhus who also was a Monothelite. In correspondence with Pope Vitalian of Rome following Vitalian's ascension to the see of Rome, Peter was noncommittal concerning Monothelitism, leading to a restoration of ecclesiastical intercourse between Rome and Constantinople. This resulted the addition of Vitalian's name on the diptychs of the church in Constantinople—the only name of a pope so entered between the reign of Honorius I, who died in 638, and 677 when Patr. Theodore I removed the pope's name prior to the Sixth Ecumenical Council. At the council Peter was condemned as a heretic along with Patriarchs Sergius I, Pyrrhus I and Paul II all of Constantinople, Patriarch Cyrus of Alexandria, and Theodore of Pharan.
| Peter of Constantinople | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Pyrrhus I |
Patriarch of Constantinople 654-666 |
Succeeded by: Thomas II |
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Categories > Church History
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops > Bishops by century > 7th-century bishops
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops > Bishops by city > Patriarchs of Constantinople
Categories > People > Heretics
Categories > Theology > Heresies
