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| Paul the New | |
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| Died | 784, Constantinople |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodoxy Roman Catholicism |
| Feast | August 30 |
Paul IV, known as Paul the New was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 780-784. He had once opposed the veneration of icons but urged the calling of an ecumenical council to address the iconoclast controversy. He resigned and retired to a monastery due to old age and illness. He was succeeded by Tarasius, who was a lay administrator at the time.
Paul the New is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and his feast day is celebrated on August 30.
References
- The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire, J. M. Hussey, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1986.
| Preceded by Nicetas I |
Patriarch of Constantinople 780–784 |
Succeeded by Saint Tarasios |
