Neophytus I of Constantinople

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Neophytus I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Church Church of Constantinople
In office October 1154 – November 1154
Predecessor Theodotus II of Constantinople
Successor Constantine IV of Constantinople
Personal details
Born ?
Died after 1154

Neophytos I (Greek: Νεόφυτος Α'), (? – after 1154) was a 12th-century clergyman who served as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1153. Neophytos was a monk at the Monastery of Theotokos the Benefactor before being elevated to the Patriarchal throne after the death in office of his predecessor. His short reign as Patriarch of Constantinople—of about a year—was uneventful, and he retired to become an ascetic.[1] His short reign was during the rule of Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus.

References

  1. Νεόφυτος Α´ (in Greek). Ecumenical Patriarchate. Retrieved 2011-12-24.

neofytos, -on = in Greek, adj. newly planted, recent convert; Dodson Greek-English Lexicon, nr 3504. 2012.

Sources

  • Magdalino, Paul (1993), The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, Cambridge University Press, pp. 279–283, ISBN 0-521-305713
Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by
Theodotus II
Patriarch of Constantinople
1153
Succeeded by
Constantine IV Chliarenus



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