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Constans II
630 – 668 · b. Constantinople
Emperor
Quick facts
- Born
- 630, Constantinople
- Died
- 668, Syracuse
- Region
- east
- Era
- post nicene
- Significance
- Minor(1/4)
- Also known as
- Constans II Pogonatus
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Byzantine emperor (641-668) who issued the Typos (648) forbidding discussion of the wills in Christ.
- Primary source
- Constans II, Typos (648)
Byzantine emperor (641-668) who issued the Typos (648) forbidding discussion of the wills in Christ. Persecuted Pope Martin I and Maximus the Confessor for resisting Monothelitism.
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Common questions
- Who was Constans II?
- Constans II (630–668) — Byzantine emperor (641-668) who issued the Typos (648) forbidding discussion of the wills in Christ. Persecuted Pope Martin I and Maximus the Confessor for resisting Monothelitism.
- Who did Constans II oppose?
- Maximus the Confessor and Pope Martin I.
Sources for biography
- Constans II, Typos (648) primary
- Theophanes, Chronographia AM 6141-6160 primary
- Liber Pontificalis 76 primary
documented connections(2)
- opposed (incoming) Maximus the ConfessorMaximus refused to accept the Typos and was tried, mutilated, and exiled by Constans II.Relatio Motionis · Disputatio Bizyae
- opposed (incoming) Pope Martin IMartin convened the Lateran Council of 649 against the Typos; Constans had him arrested, tried in Constantinople, and exiled to Cherson.Liber Pontificalis 76 · Commemoratio (Narratio de exilio)
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Constans II).