Theodoros 89

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitL VIII
Dates787 (taq) / 787 (tpq)
Variant NamesTheodorus
ReligionChristian;
Iconophile
LocationsBoulgarophygon (Haemimontus) (officeplace);
Boulgarophygon (Haemimontus);
Nikaia
OccupationBishop
TitlesBishop, Boulgarophygon (Haemimontus) (office)
Textual SourcesNikaia, Second Council of (Seventh Ecumenical Council, a. 787) (Mansi XII-XIII) (conciliar)

Theodoros 89 was bishop of Boulgarophygon (probably 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 session): Mansi XII 1110-XIII 486. In the list of those present at the seventh session he is styled Θεοδώρου ἐπισκόπου Βουλγαροφύγου: Mansi XIII 372 (the Latin version, at XIII 371, calls his see "Vulgarensium Phygi"). Elsewhere he is styled Θεόδωρος ὁ ὁσιώτατος ἐπίσκοπος Βουλγαροφύγου or similar: Mansi XII 1110, XIII 149 (called "Theodosios" in both Greek and Latin (at XIII 150) versions), XIII 397 (ἐπίσκοπος τοῦ Βουλγαροφύγου). 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. The site of his see is apparently unknown; the name perhaps commemorates some famous flight by the Bulgars. He occurs in a group of bishops from Haemimontus.

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