Constantine II (

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: Κωνσταντῖνος, ''Kōnstantinos''), (? – 7 October 767) was the

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople The ecumenical patriarch ( el, Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης, translit=Oikoumenikós Patriárchēs) is the archbishop of Constantinople ( Istanbul), New Rome and '' primus inter pares'' (first among equals) among the heads of ...

from 754 to 766. He had been ecumenically proceeded by Patriarch Anastasius of Constantinople. He was a supporter of the first phase of

Byzantine Iconoclasm The Byzantine Iconoclasm ( gr, Εικονομαχία, Eikonomachía, lit=image struggle', 'war on icons) were two periods in the history of the Byzantine Empire when the use of religious images or icons was opposed by religious and imperial a ...

and devoutly opposed to the creation of images, but he was deposed and jailed after the discovery of Constantine Podopagouros' plot against the Emperor Constantine V in June 766, in which the patriarch was later implicated. In autumn 767, Constantine II was paraded through the Hippodrome of Constantinople and finally beheaded. He was succeeded by

Nicetas I of Constantinople Nicetas I (or Niketas; Greek: Νικήτας), (? – 7 February 780) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 766 to 780. He was of Slavic ancestry and he was a eunuch. He was chosen by the Emperor Constantine V as a successor of ...

.Constantine II of Constantinople
"''Patr. Constantine II was succeeded by the iconoclast compliant Nicetas I.''"

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767 deaths 8th-century patriarchs of Constantinople Executed Byzantine people People executed by decapitation Byzantine Iconoclasm Year of birth unknown 8th-century executions by the Byzantine Empire {{EasternOrthodoxy-bishop-stub