Iconographic attribute

patriarchal vestments

2 saints

Saint Nicephorus of Constantinople

Feast: March 13th • 9th century

Patriarch of Constantinople in the 9th century, Nicephorus was a heroic defender of the holy icons against the iconoclast heresy. A former i…

Feast: February 25th • 8th century

A former Secretary of State who became Patriarch of Constantinople in 784, Tarasius was the architect of the Second Council of Nicaea, which…

Which saints are depicted with patriarchal vestments?

Saints depicted with patriarchal vestments: Saint Nicephorus of Constantinople and Saint Tarasius of Constantinople.