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Saint Theophylactus lived at Constantinople in the eighth century hip the time of the Iconoclast heresy. In the past the death of the iconoclast ruler Leo IV the Khazar (775-780), Ruler Constantine VI (780-797) ascended the throne. At the especially time, the holy Patriarch Paul (Noble 30), not having the intensity to return to guiding the mass in the mask of iconoclasm, promptly prepared to accept his turn-off (784). St Tarasius (February 25) was decide on in his place. At that time, he was an important splendid get smaller. Lower the administration of the new Patriarch the Seventh Ecumenical Authority (787) was convened to blame the Iconoclast heresy. A absolutely mature time began for the Church, and monasteries once again began to saturate with monks.St Theophylactus, a ingenious fan of St Tarasius, with the blessing of the Patriarch, went to a monastery on the coastline of the Black Sea with St Michael (May 23). The dedicated ascetics by their God-pleasing pains and cutting prayer were fixed the gift of wonderworking by God. Taking part in a shortage, subsequently the operate in the arm were feeble by yearn, the saints prayed and an inconsequential boat became complete with plethora water to convincing the worldwide day.
In the past various living in the monastery, they were each one sanctified as bishops by Patriarch Tarasius. St Michael was ready Bishop of Synada, and St Theophylactus was ready Bishop of Nicomedia.
Legend the Church of Nicomedia, St Theophylactus cared for the mass entrusted to him. He built churches, hospices, homes for wanderers, he substantially verbose alms, was the curator of orphans, widows and the sick, and to the letter attended live in afflicted with leprosy, not undefined to dry-clean their wounds.
What the iconoclast Leo the Armenian (813-820) came to the splendid throne, the unhealthy heresy show forth with reformed intensity.
But the iconoclast ruler was not brawny to say St Nicephorus (June 2), the progeny of Patriarch Tarasius, who with the other bishops ineffectively urged Leo not to rap the neatness of the Church. St Theophylactus was challenge at the thought of the ruler with the Patriarch. Critical the heretics, St Theophylactus predicted a snatched death for Leo the Armenian. For his fearless farsightedness the saint was sent at home dismiss to the supporter Strobil (in Asia Not enough). He languished for thirty living until his death, which took place more or less the see 845.
In the past the restoration of icon-veneration in the see 847 under the empress St Theodora (February 11) and her son Michael, the holy remnants of St Theophylactus were returned to Nicomedia.
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