Joannicius I of Constantinople

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Joannicius I of Constantinople
Jeremias I
Personal details
Born?
Diedc. 1526

Joannicius I (Greek: Ἰωαννίκιος; died c. 1526) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople briefly in 1524–1525.[1] He is sometimes considered an intruder.

Life

Sozopolis in Thrace
, Joannicius I.

Jeremias reacted and together with the Patriarchs of

excommunicated Joannicius.[2] Even if the majority of the Holy Synod sided with Joannicius, the Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent ordered Jeremias to be re-installed on the throne, which took place in Constantinople on 24 September 1525. Joannicius returned to Thrace, where he died in the monastery of Saint John the Baptist[3] near Sozopolis circa 1526.[1]

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  3. ^ "Joannicios I". Ecumenical Patriarchate. Retrieved 30 May 2011.