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Who decided to confine Patriarch Ignatius forcing him to resign?
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Emperor Alexius I
Emperor Michael III
Emperor Theodosius II
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Emperor Michael III decided to confine Patriarch Ignatius forcing him to resign. Ignatius was a devout and pious man who was loved by the people. Michael III, however, was a cruel and immoral man who did not care for the people. He decided to confine Ignatius and force him to resign because Ignatius had criticized Michael III's actions. Ignatius refused to resign, and so he was imprisoned.
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