Iakobos 16 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M VIII/M IX |
| PmbZ No. | 2637 |
| Variant Names | Iakobos the Younger |
| Religion | Christian |
| Occupation | Bishop; Monk |
| Titles | Bishop, unknown (office) |
| Textual Sources | Menologium Basilii, PG 117. 20-613 (hagiography); Synaxarium Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae, Propylaeum ad AASS Novembris, ed. H. Delehaye, (Brussels, 1902) (hagiography) |
Iakobos 16 was a monk who became a bishop; he followed an ascetic life and was a staunch supporter of the veneration of icons, for which he suffered persecution and exile: Synax. Eccl. Const. 558, 2-9; 551/552, 43-54; Menol. Bas. 361D-363A (where he is called Iakobos the Younger, ὁ νέος).
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