Gerasimus I of Constantinople
Gerasimus I of Constantinople | |
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Church of Constantinople | |
In office | 21 May 1320 - 19 April 1321 |
Predecessor | John XIII of Constantinople |
Successor | Isaias of Constantinople |
Personal details | |
Born | ? |
Died | 19 April 1321 |
Gerasimus I (Greek: Γεράσιμος, Gerasimos; died 19 April 1321)[1] was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1320 to 1321.[2]
He was born in
Mangana Monastery in Constantinople
. He was elected as patriarch
at an advanced age, and died on 19 April 1321.
He became Patriarch during the reign of Emperor Andronicus the Second; the Emperor found him to be 'docile'.[3]
See also
- Gerasimus of the Jordan, 5th century saint
- Gerasimus I of Jerusalem, 19th century Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Kefalonia, Greece
References
- ^ Fordham University website, Byzantium Texts page
- ^ Apostolic Pilgrimage website, List of Patriarchs
- ^ Google Books website, History of the Byzantine and Greek Empires from MLVII to MCCCCLIII, Volume 1 by George Finlay, page 474