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Leo III the Isaurian
c. 685 – 741 · b. Germanikeia
Emperor
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 685, Germanikeia
- Died
- 741, Constantinople
- Region
- east
- Era
- post nicene
- Significance
- Minor(1/4)
- Also known as
- Leo III
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Byzantine emperor (717-741).
- Primary source
- Theophanes, Chronographia AM 6217-6233
Byzantine emperor (717-741). Initiated the first phase of iconoclasm c. 726-730, deposed Patriarch Germanus, and was opposed in writing by John of Damascus.
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Common questions
- Who was Leo III the Isaurian?
- Leo III the Isaurian (685–741) — Byzantine emperor (717-741). Initiated the first phase of iconoclasm c. 726-730, deposed Patriarch Germanus, and was opposed in writing by John of Damascus.
- Who did Leo III the Isaurian oppose?
- John of Damascus and Germanus I of Constantinople.
Sources for biography
- Theophanes, Chronographia AM 6217-6233 primary
- John of Damascus, Orationes de Imaginibus 1-3 primary
documented connections(2)
- opposed (incoming) John of DamascusJohn composed the three Orations Against Those Who Attack the Holy Images in response to the iconoclast policy of Leo III, writing safely from outside the empire under Umayyad rule.John of Damascus, Orationes de Imaginibus 1-3
- opposed (incoming) Germanus I of ConstantinopleGermanus refused to subscribe to Leo III's iconoclast edict and was forced to abdicate the patriarchate in 730.Theophanes, Chronographia AM 6221-6222 · Germanus, Epistolae (in Mansi)
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 Leo III the Isaurian).