Theophanes I of Constantinople
Theophanes I of Constantinople | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Church | Church of Constantinople |
In office | August 1596 – February 1597 |
Predecessor | Gabriel I of Constantinople |
Successor | Meletius I Pegas |
Personal details | |
Born | ? |
Died | 26 March 1597 |
Theophanes Karykes (? – 26 March 1597) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (as Theophanes I) from August 1596 to February 1597. He died only 3 weeks after leaving office. He was previously metropolitan of Philippopolis, a protopsaltes and composer of hymns.
Bibliography[]
- Venance Grumel, Traité d'études byzantines, vol. I : La chronologie, Presses universitaires de France, Paris, 1958, p. 438.
- Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais, L'art de vérifier les dates, tome I, Paris, 1818, p. 494.
Categories:
- 1597 deaths
- 16th-century Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople
- Metropolitans of Plovdiv
- Eastern Orthodox bishop stubs