TURHAN KAÇAR

Tarsuslu Nectarius’un İlk Constantinopolis Patriği Olarak Seçilmesi

Bu makale, Tarsuslu Nectarius’un 381 yılında Constantinopolis’te toplanan II. Genel Konsil’de ilk patrik olarak seçilmesinin gerisinde yatan nedenleri araştırmaktadır. Nectarius’un seçiminde en önemli faktör, imparatorluk ideolojisine uygunluğu nedeniyle İmparator Thedosius’un onu tercih etmiş olmasıdır, bunun da nedeni daha önce Constantinopolis praetor’u olarak başarılı bir organizatör olduğunu kanıtlamış olması ve saray prosedürüne yakın olmasıdır. Kilise içinde barış olarak özetlenebilecek olan bu ‘imparatorluk ideolojisi’, IV. yüzyılda Roma imparatorlarının Constantinus’tan itibaren benimsedikleri yeni roldür. Çalışma ayrıca, Nectarius’un seçiminde bölgesel ve kişisel arkadaşlık ilişkilerinin önemini de araştırmaktadır, çünkü Nectarius aynı zamanda bölgesel bir patron rolünü de üstlenmektedir.

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İstanbul

The Election of Nectarius of Tarsus as the First Patriarch of Constantinople

This paper examines the selection of Nectarius of Tarsus as the first patriarch of Constantinople in A.D. 381. Nectarius, a layman and a retired senator from the provincial capital of Cilicia, was elected as the bishop of Constantinople during the sessions of the second general council. The election was a part of the agenda of the council, which had gathered under the auspices of the emperor Theodosius. The selection of Nectarius fit well within the imperial ideology, which sought an ecclesiastical reconciliation. Nectarius also had regional support from the Cilicians, who were in agreement with the Church of Antioch. His election was also a case of philia (friendship), which was an important factor in church politics in the 4th century. Theodoret, Socrates, and Sozomenus—near contemporary observers from the 5th century—provide reliable and comparable details of this election.

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