Patriarch_Gerasimus_I_of_Constantinople

Gerasimus I of Constantinople

Gerasimus I of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1320 to 1321


Gerasimus I (Greek: Γεράσιμος, Gerasimos; died 19 April 1321)[1] was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1320 to 1321.[2]

Quick Facts Church, In office ...

He was born in Philadelphia and became abbot of the prestigious Mangana Monastery in Constantinople. He was elected as patriarch at an advanced age, and died on 19 April 1321.

He became Patriarch during the reign of Emperor Andronicus the Second; the Emperor found him to be 'docile'.[3]

See also


References

  1. Google Books website, History of the Byzantine and Greek Empires from MLVII to MCCCCLIII, Volume 1 by George Finlay, page 474
More information Eastern Orthodox Church titles ...



Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Patriarch_Gerasimus_I_of_Constantinople, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.