, ▁wh ence ▁his ▁surname . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁relative , ▁possibly ▁the ▁uncle , ▁of ▁Em press ▁The od ora , ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Emperor ▁The oph il os ▁( r . ▁ 8 2 9 – 8 4 2 ) ▁and ▁mother ▁of ▁Michael ▁III ▁( r . ▁ 8 4 2 – 8 6 7 ). ▁ ▁Under ▁The oph il os , ▁he ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Senate , ▁reaching ▁the ▁supre me ▁court ▁rank ▁of ▁mag ist ros . ▁Se als ▁attributed ▁to ▁him ▁also ▁record ▁him ▁having ▁progress ively ▁advanced ▁through ▁the ▁levels ▁of ▁hyp atos , ▁anth yp atos , ▁prot os path arios ▁and ▁patri ki os , ▁and ▁having ▁held ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁General ▁Log oth ete ▁or ▁Log oth ete ▁of ▁the ▁D rome ▁( dep ending ▁on ▁the ▁reading ▁of ▁the ▁se als ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 8 4 3 , ▁Ser g ios ▁was ▁instrument al , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁log oth ete ▁The ok t ist os ▁and ▁The od ora ' s ▁brothers , ▁B ard as ▁and ▁Pet ron as , ▁in ▁bringing ▁about ▁the ▁final ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁Icon oc las m ▁and ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁v ener ation ▁of ▁icons , ▁an ▁act ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁celebrated ▁as ▁a ▁saint ▁by ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Syn ax arium ▁Constantin opol