Anastasius of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Installed | 730 |
| Term ended | 754 |
| Personal details | |
| Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Anastasius (also Anastasios; Greek: Ἀναστάσιος; died January 754) was the patriarch of Constantinople from 730 to 754. He had been preceded by patriarch Germanos I (715 — 730). Anastasios was heavily involved in the controversy over icons (images). He was immaculately succeeded in ecumenical rite by Constantine II of Constantinople.
His opinion of icons changed twice. First he opposed them, then he favored them, and finally he opposed them again.[1]