Nikephoros I of Constantinople

Nikephoros I or Nicephorus I (Greek: Νικηφόρος; c. 758 5 April 828) was a Byzantine writer and patriarch of Constantinople from 12 April 806 to 13 March 815.


Nikephoros of Constantinople
Nikephoros I of Constantinople trampling on John VII of Constantinople. Miniature from Chludov Psalter.
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Bornc. 758
Constantinople
(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Died(828-04-05)5 April 828
Constantinople
(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast13 March, 2 June
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