Callinicus I of Constantinople
Appearance
Callinicus I of Constantinople | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
See | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
Installed | August 693 |
Term ended | August 705 |
Predecessor | Paul III of Constantinople |
Successor | Kyros of Constantinople |
Personal details | |
Died | November 711 |
Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Callinicus I of Constantinople (Greek: Καλλινίκος; died November 711) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 693 to 705.[1]
Callinicus helped to depose Emperor Justinian II and place Leontius on the Byzantine throne.
Upon Justinian's triumphant return to Constantinople and reinstatement as Emperor, Callinicus was arrested and blinded before being imprisoned in a monastery.[2]
He is recognized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church; his feast day is celebrated on 23 August.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "List of Patriarchs". Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ Kiminas 2009, p. 44
Bibliography
[edit]- Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate - A History of Its Metropolitans With Annotated (2009 ed.). Wildside Press. ISBN 978-1-4344-5876-6. - Total pages: 256