Igna'tius2. Of CONSTANTINOPLE, where he was deacon and sceuophylax, or
keeper of the sacred vessels in the great church.
He lived in the latter part of the eighth and the beginning of the ninth century, dulling
the patriarchate of Tarasius (A. D. 784-806)
and Nicephorus (A. D. 806-815), with both of
whom he appears to have been connected either as disciple or friend. He was instructed by
Tarasius in poetical composition. He was raised to the metropolitan see of Nicaea, but at what
date is not ascertained. It was certainly not till after the second Nicene, or seventh
oecumenical council, at which Hypatius appeared as archbishop of Nicaea ; and it was probably
not till after the death of Tarasius, or even of Nicephorus, who died deposed and in exile
A. D. 828. Nothing is known of the time of the death of
Ignatius.
Works
He wrote,--
1.
Βίος Ταρασίου τοῦ Πατριάρχου
Κωνσταντινουπόλεως,
Vita Tarasii Patriarchae
CPolitani).This is extant in the original Greek in MS., but has not been published.
Editions
Latin Editions
A Latin version is given in the
De Probatis Sanctorum Vitis of Surius,
and in the
Acta Sanctorum of the Bollandists,
Februar.
25, vol. iii. p. 576.
2.
Βίος τοῦ ἁγίου Νικηφόρου,
Πατριάρχου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως,
Vita S.
Nicephori Patriarchae CPolitani.As in the title of this work the author is called Diaconus Politanus, we are led to
suppose that he was not yet archbishop of Nicaea when he wrote it, which must have been
after the death of Nicephorus.
Editions
This is given in the Acta Sanctorum, Martlii, 13, vol. ii. appendix,
p. 704; and a Latin version in the body of the vol. p. 294.
Other works not yet published
He wrote several other works, which are unpublished, and a list of which is given by
Fabricius.
Further Information
Suidas, s. v.
Ἰγνάτιος; Acta Sanctorum, ll. cc.
; Fabric. Bibl. Graec. vol. i. p. 635, vi. p. 370, vii. p. 45, x.
pp. 297, 329.