Paul IV of Constantinople
Paul IV of Constantinople | |
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Patriarch Paul IV of Constantinople | |
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Born | Cyprus |
| Died | December 784 Constantinople |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church, Catholic Church |
| Feast | 30 August |
Paul IV of Constantinople | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Installed | 20 February 780 |
| Term ended | 31 August 784 |
| Predecessor | Nicetas I of Constantinople |
| Successor | Tarasios of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Died | December 784 |
| Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Paul IV of Constantinople, known as Paul the New (Greek: Παῦλος; died December 784), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 780 to 784. He had once opposed the veneration of icons but urged the calling of an ecumenical council to address the iconoclast controversy. Later, he resigned and retired to a monastery due to old age and illness. He was succeeded by Tarasios of Constantinople, who was a lay administrator at the time.
Paul IV is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and his feast day is celebrated on 30 August.