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This is the vivid and partisan account of two tremendous ecclesiastical struggles of the ninth century. One was between opposing patriarchs of Constantinople—the learned Photius (858–867, 877–886) and the monk Ignatius (847–858, 867–877)—and gave rise to long periods of schism, intrigue, and scandal in the Greek Orthodox world. The other was between Patriarch Photius and the papacy, which at its low point saw Photius and Nicholas I trade formal condemnations of each other and adversely affected East–West relations for generations afterwards. The author of The Life of Patriarch Ignatius, Nicetas David Paphlagon, was a prolific and versatile writer, but also a fierce conservative in ecclesiastical politics, whose passion and venom show through on every page. As much a frontal attack on Photius as a record of the author’s hero Ignatius, The Life of Patriarch Ignatius offers a fascinating, if biased, look into the complex world of the interplay between competing church factions, the imperial powers, and the papacy in the ninth century. This important historical document is here critically edited and translated into English for the first time. The annotations, maps, and indexes help the reader to place the work in context.

Church history --- Ignatius, --- Photius --- Nicetas, --- Orthodox Eastern Church --- Constantinople (Ecumenical patriarchate) --- History --- History. --- Focyusz, --- Fotiĭ --- Fozio --- Phōtios --- Photios, --- Φώτιος, --- Цареградская патриархия --- T︠S︡aregradskai︠a︡ patriarkhii︠a︡ --- Oikoumenikon Patriarcheion --- Vselenskai︠a︡ Patriarkhii︠a︡ --- Ökumenisches Patriarchat --- Constantinople (Patriarchate) --- Patriarchat von Konstantinopel --- Patriarcheion Kōnstantinoupoleos --- Megalē Ekklēsia tēs Kōnstantinoupōleōs --- Great Church of Constantinople --- Patriarcat œcuménique --- Ecumenical Patriarchate --- Œcumenical Patriarchate --- Photius Constantinopolitanus --- Church history - 9th century --- Ignatius patr. CP. --- Ignatius, - Patriarch of Constantinople, - 797-877 --- Photius - I, - Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople, - approximately 820-approximately 891 --- Nicetas, - the Paphlagonian, - active 10th century --- T︠S︡arigradska patriarshii︠a︡ --- Цариградска патриаршия