Theodorus was the archbishop of Ravenna from 677 to 691.[1]: 304
Theodorus Archbishop of Ravenna | |
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.jpg) Theodorus' sarcophagus in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna[nb 1] | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Ravenna |
| In office | 677-691 |
| Predecessor | Reparatus |
| Successor | Damianus |
Life
Consecrated in Ravenna by his suffragans,[1]: 283–4 [2] under his tenure the church of Ravenna reconciled with the Roman papacy, thus ending a period of acrimony during which the Byzantine emperor Constans II, who was a monothelite, directly opposed the Pope by proclaiming the autocephaly of the church of Ravenna in 666.[3]: 320 [1]: 283–4
In fact, in 680 Theodorus adhered to the Sixth Ecumenical Council which condemned monothelitism in favour of the Chalcedonian orthodoxy, thus resubmitting his church to Pope Agatho,[3]: 321 [2] and in 682 he formally renounced to the typus of autocephaly, following the resumption of friendly relations between Constans II's successor Constantine IV and the new Pope Leo II.[1]: 283–4
Writing for the Catholic Encyclopedia, church historian Umberto Benigni claimed that he "was hated by his clergy for having suppressed many abuses among them".[2]
According to the 9th-century historian Andreas Agnellus, during Theodorus' tenure his namesake Theodorus, exarch of Ravenna, ordered a chapel dedicated to Saint Theodore the Deacon, but of which there is no trace today.[1]: 146–7
Burial
Theodorus' stone sarcophagus is located in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe,[4]: 53 along with others belonging to some of his distant successors such as Gratiosus (died c.789). All these sarcophagi were sculpted imitating higher-quality models from previous centuries.[1]: 289
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