Cosmas II of Constantinople
Cosmas II of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
Church of Constantinople | |
| In office | April 1146 – February 1147 |
| Predecessor | Michael II of Constantinople |
| Successor | Nicholas IV of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ? |
| Died | after 1147 |
Cosmas II Atticus (
Manuel I Comnenus.[2]
Deposition
Cosmas was condemned and deposed on 26 February 1147 by a
Bogomil since 1144, whom he received in his home and at his table.[3]
The exact reasons for the conviction and deposition of Cosmas II are not clearly established; perhaps he was the victim of political intrigue.[4] It is clear however that the Emperor Manuel intervened directly in forming the Synod that deposed Cosmas, interviewing personally those who accused him, and testing Cosmas directly on his opinions of the heretical Niphon.[5] This affair is typical both of the doctrinal controversies common in the reign of Manuel I, and also of the Emperor's readiness to become actively involved in them.[6]
References
- ^ John Kinnamos. (1976). The Deeds of John and Manuel Comnenus, Columbia University Press, p. 56
- ^ Κοσμᾶς Β´ ὁ Ἀττικός (in Greek). Ecumenical Patriarchate. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
- ^ Lysimachos Oeconomos La vie religieuse dans l'empire byzantin au temps des Comnènes et des Anges 1918 réédition 1972 p. 44–45
- ^ Dimtri Obolensky A study in Balkan Neo-Manichaeism « Byzantine Bogomilism » Cambridge University Press 1948 p. 221–222
- ISBN 0-521-52653-1.
- ^ J.M. Hussey. (1986). The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire, Oxford University Press, p. 151
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