Nikephoros the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople
Saint Nikephoros was born in Constantinople in the year 758. His father, Theodoros, was the chief of staff of King Constantine V (one of the emperors who fought icons). […]
Triumph of Orthodoxy
Leo V and the Icons: Nikephoros, the Minister of Finance, took control of the court of Ireneiah, arrested her, and imprisoned her in a monastery. The era of this philosophy ended