Gregory IV of Constantinople
Gregory IV | |
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Anthimus II | |
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Born | unknown |
Died | after 1623 |
Previous post(s) | Metropolitan of Amasya |
Gregory IV (Greek: Γρηγόριος; died after 1623) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two months in 1623.
Life
Before he was elected as Patriarch of Constantinople, Gregory IV was Metropolitan of Amasya. At the time of his election, he was old and blind in one eye, and so he was given the sobriquet Stravoamaseias (Greek: Στραβοαμασείας), i.e. the blind of Amasya.[1]
His short reign has to be considered in the context of the clash between the pro-
Eugenia Kermeli reports, "In 1623, the metropolitan of Amaseia Gregory promised [the French ambassador] Cécy to appoint metropolitans friendly to Rome in case he was elected."[3]
Gregory IV proved to be incompetent and could not pay the appointment fee (peshtesh) due to the
After his deposition, Gregory IV was exiled to the island of Rhodes.[4] The date of his death is not known.
References
- ^ a b C. Emerau (1926). "Lucar Cyrille". Dictionnaire de Theologie Catholique. Vol. 9. Paris: Letouzey et Ané. 1005-6.
- ^ ISBN 0-521-02700-4.
- .
- ISBN 978-1-4344-5876-6.
Sources
- Frazee, Charles A. (2006) [1983]. Catholics and Sultans: The Church and the Ottoman Empire 1453-1923. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521027007.