page_title: John VII of Constantinople
hierarchical_section_title: John VII of Constantinople
caption_attribution_description: Ελληνικά: Μινιατούρα από ψαλτήρι του Χλουντώφ (9ος αιώνας) με σκηνή εικονομαχίας English: Miniature from the 9th-century Chludov Psalter with scene of iconoclasm. Iconoclasts John Grammaticus and Anthony I of Constantinople. Русский: Хлудовская псалтырь. Византия. Иконоборцы Иоанн Грамматик и Игнатий Силейский. Исторический музей. Москва. Илл. Псалма 68, стиха 2: "И дали мне в пищу желчь, и в жажде моей напоили меня уксусом". Художник комментирует действия иконоборцев, сопоставляя их с евангельскими событиями. Распятие на горе Голгофе; иконоборцы, замазывающие известью икону Христа. Воин справа подносит Христу губку, напитанную уксусом, другой воин пронзает Христа копьем. У подножия горы иконоборцы Иоанн Грамматик и епископ Антоний Силейский.
context_page_description: John VII, surnamed Grammatikos or Grammaticus, i.e., "the Grammarian", was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from January 21, 837 to March 4, 843, died before 867. He is not to be confused with the much earlier philosopher John Philoponos.
context_section_description: John VII, surnamed Grammatikos or Grammaticus, i.e., "the Grammarian" (Greek: Ιωάννης Ζ΄ Γραμματικός, Iōannīs VII Grammatikos), (? – before 867) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from January 21, 837 to March 4, 843, died before 867. He is not to be confused with the much earlier philosopher John Philoponos.
caption: This page of the iconodule Chludov Psalter illustrates the line "They gave me gall to eat; and when I was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink" with a picture of a soldier offering Christ vinegar on a sponge attached to a pole. John the Grammarian is depicted rubbing out a painting of Christ with a similar sponge attached to a pole. John is caricatured, here as on other pages, with untidy straight hair sticking out in all directions, which was considered ridiculous by the Byzantines.
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