Nicetas of Chalcedon

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References to Saint Nicetas the Confessor, bishop of Chalcedon (in Bithynia), commemorated on 28 May, have been fount in some old manuscripts originated from Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and in old and new calendars and “menaia” from the Orthodox Patriarchates of Serbia and Russia. A church, first constructed in 18th century, dedicated to him fount to exist in Greek island of Lefkas. According his “Canon”, written by the Constantinopolitan presbyter Joseph the Hymnographer, Saint’s life could be described as an ascetic, God –pleasing, and full of charity one. He fought the iconoclastic heresy, and possibly his life was the cost of this decision. According the Russian and Serbian “Synaxars” it happened on the beginnings of 9th century, during the reign of Leo V the Armenian in Byzantium.*



  • For more details see: Perdikaris A.G. “Nicetas the confessor, bishop of Chalcedon” in Domus Byzantinus, vol.14, p.131-9 (2004-5)
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