Georgios 69

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitL VIII
Dates787 (taq) / 787 (tpq)
PmbZ No.2176
Variant NamesGeorgius
ReligionChristian;
Iconophile
LocationsPloutinoupolis (Haemimontus) (officeplace);
Ploutinoupolis (Haemimontus);
Nikaia
OccupationBishop
TitlesBishop, Ploutinopolis (Haemimontus) (office)
Textual SourcesNikaia, Second Council of (Seventh Ecumenical Council, a. 787) (Mansi XII-XIII) (conciliar)

Georgios 69 was bishop of Ploutinopolis in Haemimontus; in 787 he attended the Second Council of Nikaia (the Seventh Ecumenical Council) and was probably present at the last seven sessions, from 26 September to 23 November 787 (he is not attested at the first): Mansi XII 1110-XIII 486. In the list of those present at the seventh session he is styled Γεωργίου ἐπισκόπου Πλουτινουπόλεως: Mansi XIII 372. Elsewhere he is styled Γεώργιος ὁ ὁσιώτατος ἐπίσκοπος Πλουτινουπόλεως or similar: Mansi XII 1110, XIII 149 (Πλωτινουπόλεως), XIII 397. 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 149. At the seventh session he subscribed the statement of the faith adopted by the Council: Mansi XIII 397.

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