Michael of Synnada

Michael of Synnada (Michael the Confessor) (died 826) was a bishop of Synnada from 784Steven Bigham (editor),Heroes of the Icon: People, Places, Events (2000), p. 111..
Much influenced by Patriarch Tarasios of Constantinople, he carried out diplomatic missions for him and Byzantium. He clashed with the Emperor Leo the Armenian over Leo's policy of iconoclasm, and was exiled, returning under his successor.
He is a CatholicSaints of May 23 and Orthodox saint. His feast day is May 23.
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*At SerbianOrthodoxChurch.net
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Category:826 deaths
Category:8th-century bishops
Category:9th-century bishops
Category:Saints
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