Nicephorus I of Constantinople
Confessor
Commemorated March 13 · June 2
Our father among the saints Nicephorus I of Constantinople , also Nikephoros and the Confessor , was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 806 to 815 during the era of iconoclastic disputes during the early ninth century. His feast day is celebrated on June 2 , and the translation of his relics from Prokonnis to Constantinople on March 13 .
Kontakion
The choir of patriarchs doth honor thy holy memory with praises and hymns, O Nicephorus; for it received thy soul at thy translation, O glorious one. Wherefore, today the holy Church, magnifying Christ the King, doth glorify Him Who alone loveth mankind.