Gabriel 1

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitL VIII
Dates787 (taq) / 787 (tpq)
PmbZ No.1919
ReligionChristian;
Iconophile
LocationsAigina (officeplace);
Aigina (residence);
Aigina;
Nikaia
OccupationBishop
TitlesBishop, Aigina (office)
Textual SourcesNikaia, Second Council of (Seventh Ecumenical Council, a. 787) (Mansi XII-XIII) (conciliar)

Gabriel 1 was bishop of Aigina; in 787 he attended the Second Council of Nikaia (the Seventh Ecumenical Council) and probably attended the last seven sessions, from 26 September to 23 November 787: Mansi XII 1110-XIII 486 (he is not attested at the first session). In the list of those present at the seventh session he is styled Γαβριὴλ ἐπισκόπου Αἰγίνης: Mansi XIII 369. Elsewhere he is styled Γαβριὴλ ὁ ὁσιώτατος ἐπίσκοπος Αἰγίνης or similar: Mansi XII 1110 (Ἐγένης), XIII 145, XIII 392. At the second session he supported the traditional veneration of icons as described in statements from pope Hadrian I (Hadrianos 1) and condemned iconoclasts: Mansi XII 1110. At the fourth session he subscribed the statements read out from the Fathers in support of the veneration of icons: Mansi XIII 145. At the seventh session he subscribed the statement of the faith adopted by the Council: Mansi XIII 392.

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