He was a supporter of Monotheletism, a christological doctrine propounded by the Emperor Heraclius. In 638, with the support of Heraclius, he was elected to the patriarchal throne. In the unrest following the death of Heraclius, he was accused of plotting against the life of Emperor Constantine III with Empress Martina to favor her son, Heraklonas. The army and the populace rose in revolt and the powerful Valentinus deposed and banished Pyrrhus to Africa. Soon after, Martina and Heraklonas were also deposed and exiled; Constans II, Constantine's son, was proclaimed the sole emperor.
While in exile, in 645 he conducted with Maximus the Confessor a public discussion on faith (Disputatio cum Pyrrho), after which he rejected Monothelitism, and visited Rome in 647. From there he continued to Ravenna and returned to Constantinople, where he again reversed his position and re-embraced Monothelitism. He was excommunicated by Pope Theodore I as a consequence, but succeeded in becoming again patriarch in early 654, holding the office until his death on 1 June of the same year.
Meyendorff, John (1989). Imperial unity and Christian divisions: The Church 450-680 A.D. The Church in history. Vol. 2. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press. ISBN978-0-88-141056-3.
Hovorun, Cyril (2008). Will, Action and Freedom: Christological Controversies in the Seventh Century. Leiden-Boston: BRILL. ISBN978-9004166660.
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Richard Barrie Dobson, ed. (2000). Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages: Pyrrhus I of Constantinople. Vol. 2. p. 1201. ISBN9781579582821.
pyrrhus, constantinople, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, de. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pyrrhus of Constantinople news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Pyrrhus Greek Pyrros died 1 June 654 was the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople from 20 December 638 to 29 September 641 and again from 9 January to 1 June 654 Pyrrhus of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch of ConstantinopleInstalled638Term ended641 654Personal detailsDenominationChalcedonian Christianity He was a supporter of Monotheletism a christological doctrine propounded by the Emperor Heraclius In 638 with the support of Heraclius he was elected to the patriarchal throne In the unrest following the death of Heraclius he was accused of plotting against the life of Emperor Constantine III with Empress Martina to favor her son Heraklonas The army and the populace rose in revolt and the powerful Valentinus deposed and banished Pyrrhus to Africa Soon after Martina and Heraklonas were also deposed and exiled Constans II Constantine s son was proclaimed the sole emperor While in exile in 645 he conducted with Maximus the Confessor a public discussion on faith Disputatio cum Pyrrho after which he rejected Monothelitism and visited Rome in 647 From there he continued to Ravenna and returned to Constantinople where he again reversed his position and re embraced Monothelitism He was excommunicated by Pope Theodore I as a consequence but succeeded in becoming again patriarch in early 654 holding the office until his death on 1 June of the same year He was posthumously cast out as heretical by the Third Council of Constantinople in 680 1 Sources editMeyendorff John 1989 Imperial unity and Christian divisions The Church 450 680 A D The Church in history Vol 2 Crestwood NY St Vladimir s Seminary Press ISBN 978 0 88 141056 3 Hovorun Cyril 2008 Will Action and Freedom Christological Controversies in the Seventh Century Leiden Boston BRILL ISBN 978 9004166660 External links editRichard Barrie Dobson ed 2000 Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages Pyrrhus I of Constantinople Vol 2 p 1201 ISBN 9781579582821 Titles of Chalcedonian Christianity Preceded bySergius I Patriarch of Constantinople638 641 Succeeded byPaul II Preceded byPaul II Patriarch of Constantinople654 Succeeded byPeter nbsp This Byzantine biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an Eastern Orthodox bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pyrrhus of Constantinople amp oldid 1183864528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
