Nicholas IV of Constantinople
Nicholas IV of Constantinople | |
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Church of Constantinople | |
In office | December 1147 – March/April 1151 |
Predecessor | Cosmas II of Constantinople |
Successor | Theodotus II of Constantinople |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1070 |
Died | 1152 |
Nicholas IV Mouzalon (
Patriarch of Constantinople
from December 1147 to March/April 1151.
Nicholas was born in c. 1070, and probably began his career teaching the
Kosmidion suburb of Constantinople
.
He was elected to the patriarchal throne in 1147, replacing
Cosmas II, who was accused of Bogomilism. His election however caused considerable controversy: its canonical validity
was called in question, since he had voluntarily resigned from his previous see. Eventually, Nicholas was forced to resign as patriarch, and died in 1152.
He wrote a number of theological works, amongst them a treatise refuting the Filioque addressed to Alexios I, and a vivid poetic defence of his first abdication.
Sources
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