Olbianos 1 was bishop of Elaia in Asia; in 787 he attended the Second Council of Nikaia (the Seventh Ecumenical Council) and was probably present at all eight sessions, from 24 September to 23 November 787: Mansi XII 995-XIII 486. In the lists of those present at the first and seventh sessions he is styled Ὀλβιανοῦ ἐπισκόπου Ἐλαίας: Mansi XII 995, XIII 368. Elsewhere he is styled Ὀλβιανὸς ὁ ὁσιώτατος ἐπίσκοπος Ἐλαίας or similar: Mansi XII 1098, XIII 141, 385. 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 1098. At the fourth session he subscribed the statements read out from the Fathers in support of the veneration of icons: Mansi XIII 141. At the seventh session he subscribed the statement of the faith adopted by the Council: Mansi XIII 385.

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