Nilus of Constantinople
Nilus of Constantinople | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
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Church | Church of Constantinople |
In office | spring 1380 – 1 February 1388 |
Predecessor | Macarius of Constantinople |
Successor | Antony IV of Constantinople |
Personal details | |
Born | ? |
Died | 1 February 1388 |
Nilus Kerameus (? – 1 February 1388) was the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople between spring 1380 and 1388.[1] He was a Hesychast.
In 1380 he convened a synod to decide the metropolitanate of Moscow, choosing Bulgarian-born Hesychast Cyprian (1336–1406).
References[]
- ^ Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο (in Greek). Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
Categories:
- 14th-century patriarchs of Constantinople
- Hesychasm
- 1388 deaths
- Byzantine people stubs