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Meaning & History

Latinized form of Nikephoros. Saint Nicephorus I (c. 758 - 829) was a Greek Orthodox theologian, historian, and patriarch of Constantinople (806–815) whose chronicles of Byzantine history and writings in defense of Byzantine veneration of icons provide data otherwise unavailable on early Christian thought and practice.
Added 5/7/2008 by Chrysostom
Edited 2/9/2024 by Frollein Gladys and Lucille