Tarasius of Constantinople

Hierarch

Commemorated February 25

Our father among the saints Tarasius of Constantinople , (Greek: Ταράσιος), was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 784 to 806. He accepted the see of Constantinople on the condition that a council, the Seventh Ecumenical Council , be convened to settle the issue of veneration of icons . His feast day is February 25 .

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