Patriarch John I of Alexandria

Joannes I. Talaia ( * before 482; † after 496 ) was Patriarch of Alexandria ( 482 ) and Bishop of Nola.

He was a monk at Canopus near Alexandria and was Timotheos III. Salophakiolos Administrator ( megas oikonomos ) of the Diocese of Alexandria and a well-known preacher. After the reinstatement of Salophakiolos he was sent several times to the Emperor Zeno. According to reports, he joined Constantine Opel as the patriarch himself on, enjoyed the favor of the emperor and became friends with the palace administrator Illus, but quarreled violently with the Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople Opel. On his second visit he received from the emperor an edict appointed him to succeed Salophakiolos.

After the death of Salophakiolos he was elected by the pro- Chalcedonian party patriarch - the anti- chalcedonensische party chose the then exiled Petros III. Mongo. Talaia failed to send the usual synodiale announcement of his election to Acacius, whereupon he offended the emperor complained of Joannes then sent into exile and instead Petros Mongo, who had signed the Henotikon and thus became theologically selectable, made to the patriarchs.

Joannes traveled to Rome, where he was received by Simplicius, who related at Acacius for him. Acacius replied that he stood on the orders of the emperor with Petros Mongos in communion and Joannes did not recognize, which led to a sharp response from Simplicius. Also the successor of Simplicius, Felix II, supported Talaia and demanded Acacius accountable because of certain allegations that Talaia had brought against him. At a synod in Rome excommunicated Acacius Felix for his continued support of Petros Mongos and Zenon informed of this decision. However, he achieved nothing.

Joannes remained in Rome. After the death of Zeno, he traveled to Constantinople in Opel to its successor Anastasius to plead for his cause, which he counted out that he had once helped him in a shipwreck in Alexandria. However, when Anastasios heard of the arrival of Joannes Talaia, he ordered his banishment, and Joannes fled back to Rome.

Also the successor of Felix, Gelasius I supported Talaia, and Talaia received the bishopric of Nola in Campania, where he died in peace after many years. During his time there, he wrote an Apologia to Gelasius, in which it condemned Pelagianism, Pelagius, and Julian Celestius of Eklana.

Talaia was both under Felix and Gelasius under an influential adviser to the Curia, which is likely to have played a significant role in the debate about the Henotikon and the Akakianischen schism.