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==External links==
*[[w:Constans II]]
*[http://emumagic.com/constans/history.html History of Name Constans]
*[http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/vasilief/type-of-faith-constans-ii.asp Type of Faith of Constans II]
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While having leanings to Monothelitism, Constans attempted to keep to a middle ground in the dispute between Orthodoxy and Monothelitism. The Monothelite controversy arose during the reign of Heraclius I and continued to cause strife in the empire. Monothelitism was backed in Syria and Palestine, but was rejected in Africa and the West.
St. [[Maximus the Confessor]], an advocate of the Orthodox position, strongly criticized the imperial policies as heresy. His criticism led to the convening of a number of local councils in the [[exarchate]] of Carthage. In a decree, the ''Typos'', issued in 648 through the Patriarch Paul, he refused to persecute either side and prohibited discussion of the natures of Christ. The Typos, as well as Heraclius' ''[[Ecthesis]]'', were condemned at a [[Lateran Council of 649|Lateran council]] attended by St. Maximus, Pope St. [[Martin the Confessor|Martin]], and other [[bishop]]s. Affronted by the action of the council, Constans ordered Olympius, exarch of Ravenna, to arrest Pope Martin and force the bishops at the council to accept and sign the ''Typos''. Instead, Olympius, expecting the support of Martin and the other bishops declared himself emperor. However, the revolt fell apart when Olympius died in 652.
A new exarch arrived in Ravenna in June 653 and arrested St. Martin who was tried before the Senate in Constantinople. He was found guilty and condemned to death. Constans commuted the sentence to exile in Cherson. St. Maximus the Confessor was also arrested and tried. After being found guilty, he was mutilated and exiled to Schemarion in the Caucasus where he died in 662.
Constans' body was returned to Constantinople by Constantine IV and buried in the [[Church of the Holy Apostles (Constantinople)|Church of the Holy Apostles]].
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==External links==
*[[w:Constans II]]
*[http://emumagic.com/constans/history.html History of Name Constans]
*[http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/vasilief/type-of-faith-constans-ii.asp Type of Faith of Constans II]
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