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Heraclius

c. 575 – 641 · b. Cappadocia
emperor

Byzantine emperor (610-641). Promulgated the Ekthesis (638) endorsing Monothelitism in an attempt to reconcile miaphysites and Chalcedonians. Recovered the True Cross from Persia (630).

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Who was Heraclius?
Heraclius (575–641) — Byzantine emperor (610-641). Promulgated the Ekthesis (638) endorsing Monothelitism in an attempt to reconcile miaphysites and Chalcedonians. Recovered the True Cross from Persia (630).
Who did Heraclius oppose?
Sophronius of Jerusalem.

Sources for biography

  • Heraclius, Ekthesis (638) primary
  • Theophanes, Chronographia AM 6121-6131 primary

documented connections(1)

  • opposed Sophronius of Jerusalem
    Heraclius promoted Monoenergism/Monothelitism via the Ekthesis (638) and Patriarch Sergius's Psephos; Sophronius led ecclesial opposition culminating in his synodical letter of 634.
    Sophronius, Synodical Letter (634), in ACO ser. II vol. 2 · Theophanes, Chronographia AM 6121

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