John VII Grammatikos

John VII Grammatikos
   Patriarch of Constantinople (qq.v.) from 837 (or 838) to 843. His Armenian family name was Morocharzianos; he was called Grammatikos (q.v.) out of respect for his learning. His career is intimately linked with the second period of Iconoclasm (815-843), for under Leo V (qq.v.) he helped to prepare the council of 815 that restored Iconoclasm. He became archimandrite (q.v.) of the monastery of Sergios and Bakchos in Constantinople (qq.v.), as well as tutor and influential advisor to Theophilos (q.v.). His combination of zeal and learning, in addition to his renowned debating skills, made him a formidable adversary of Iconophiles (q.v.) until his deposition and exile in 843, when veneration of icons (q.v.) was restored.

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