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Heraclius
c. 575 – 641 · b. Cappadocia
Emperor
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 575, Cappadocia
- Died
- 641, Constantinople
- Region
- east
- Era
- post nicene
- Significance
- Minor(1/4)
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Byzantine emperor (610-641).
- Primary source
- Heraclius, Ekthesis (638)
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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Common questions
- 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 JerusalemHeraclius 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
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 Heraclius).