Saint Theophylact of Nicomedia

Also known as

• Theophylact of Constantinople
• Theophilus of….

Memorial

• 7 March

Profile

Immigrant to Constantinople. Studied under Saint Tarasius, Patriach of Constantinople. Sent by Tarasius to a monastery on the Bosphorus with Saint Michael the Confessor. Monk. Established hospices for travellers, and worked with the poor, widows, orphans, the mentally ill, the blind, lame, and sick. Bishop of Nicomedia (part of modern Turkey). Opposed the Iconoclasm of Emperor Leo V of Armenia; banished by Leo to the fortress of Coria, and imprisoned for the last 35 years of his life.

Born

• 8th century Asian

Died

• 845 in prison in Coria, Asia Minor, of natural causes
• buried in Nicomedia c.846

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Theophylact of Nicomedia“. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 March 2013. Web. 19 June 2013. <>