塔拉息原本是皇帝的谋事，是一名平民，后来被选为君士坦丁堡的牧首，之后，他的很多同道、朋友、拥戴他的人以及其他世俗人都接受了剪发仪式成为修士，其中包括德奥斐拉克特。塔拉息任命他为尼科美底亚的主教。作为主教，德奥斐拉克特确实是一位好牧人，特别是对贫困者表现出了极大的热心。圣塔拉息去世后，尼基佛尔担任牧首职位。不久之后，亚美尼亚人莱翁登上王位，他是一位圣像破坏运动的支持者，并在教会中掀起了轩然大波。尽管第七次普世大公会议（尼西亚，公元783年）对圣像破坏运动进行了诅咒，但是莱翁却要恢复圣像破坏运动，并藉此对正教进行打压。圣德奥斐拉克特当面反对皇帝，莱翁仍然固执己见，这时圣德奥斐拉克特堆皇帝说：“皇上，你将要面临极大的恶运，没有人能够挽救你脱离恶运！”因为德奥斐拉克特的这番话语，由此莱翁皇帝下令撤消他的牧首职位，并将其流放。德奥斐拉克特在流放生活中渡过了30年的时间，期间忍受了各种磨难和羞辱，最后于公元845年将灵魂交给了上帝。 
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