Antony IV of Constantinople
Antony IV of Constantinople | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | January 1389 – July 1390 c. September 1390 – May 1397 |
| Predecessor | Nilus of Constantinople, Macarius of Constantinople |
| Successor | Macarius of Constantinople, Callistus II of Constantinople |
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| Died | May 1397 |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Antony IV of Constantinople (
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
for two terms, from January 1389 to July 1390, and again from c. September 1390 until his death.
He was originally a
Dionysiou monastery in Mount Athos. He was deposed during the usurpation of John VII Palaiologos in July 1390, and replaced by Macarius of Constantinople, who had already served in the office in 1377–1379. After the restoration of John V Palaiologos and Manuel II Palaiologos
a few months later, he was restored to his post.
He is notable for his correspondence with
Byzantine emperors, regardless of the actual diminished state of the Byzantine Empire
.
Notes and references
Bibliography
- Kazhdan, Alexander (1991), ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6.
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