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Sergius I
patriarch of Constantinople
Quick Facts
- Died:
- Dec. 9, 638, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Tur.]
- Subjects Of Study:
- Monothelite
- two natures of Christ
Sergius I (died Dec. 9, 638, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Tur.]) was a Greek Orthodox theologian and patriarch of Constantinople (610–638), one of the most forceful and independent churchmen to hold that office. He not only supported the emperor Heraclius (610–641) in the victorious defense of the Eastern Roman Empire against Persian and Avar invaders but also strove in the Christological controversy to achieve doctrinal unity throughout Eastern Christendom by submitting a compromise formula, later condemned as unorthodox. Assisting Heraclius in his campaigns of 622–28 with moral support and with the donation of the church treasury, Sergius functioned as regent and ...(100 of 318 words)