Nicetas I of Constantinople

Nicetas I (or Niketas; Greek: Νικήτας; died 7 February 780) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople^[1] from 766 to 780. He was of Slavic ancestry^[2] and he was a eunuch.^[3]

Nicetas I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Installed	766
Term ended	780
Personal details
Denomination	Chalcedonian Christianity

He was chosen by the Emperor Constantine V as a successor of the Patriarch Constantine II of Constantinople. However, Nicetas was quite unpopular in Constantinople because he was a supporter of iconoclasm.^{[citation needed]} After his death in 780, Nicetas was declared a heretic. He was succeeded by Paul IV of Constantinople.

References

1. Walter de Gruyter (2008). Biographical Index of the Middle Ages. P. 804.
2. Dvorník, František (1970). Byzantské misie u Slovanů (in Czech). Praha: Vyšehrad. p. 61. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
3. George Crabb (1833). Universal Historical Dictionary: Or, Explanation of the Names of Persons and Places in the Departments of Biblical, Political, and Ecclesiastical History, Mythology, Heraldry, Biography, Bibliography, Geography, and Numismatics.

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Titles of Chalcedonian Christianity
Preceded by Constantine II	Patriarch of Constantinople 766–780	Succeeded by Paul IV