Nephon I of Constantinople
Nephon I of Constantinople | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Church | Church of Constantinople |
In office | 9 May 1310 – 11 April 1314 |
Predecessor | Athanasius I of Constantinople |
Successor | John XIII of Constantinople |
Personal details | |
Born | ? |
Died | after 1314 |
Nephon I or Niphon of Cyzicus (Greek: Νήφων; ? – after 1314) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1310 to 1314. From Veria, Greece. Nicephorus Gregoras claimed Nephon to be illiterate, a lover of luxury, and ill-suited for the position.[1]: 253 Due to his willingness to compromise, during his time as patriarch the Arsenite Schism was healed within the Byzantine Church. Nephon abdicated the throne after four years.[1]: 254
References[]
- ^ a b Hussey, J. M. (1990). The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/0198264569.001.0001.
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- 13th-century births
- 14th-century deaths
- People from Veria
- 14th-century patriarchs of Constantinople
- Bishops of Cyzicus
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- Eastern Orthodox bishop stubs