Joannicius I of Constantinople
Joannicius I of Constantinople | |
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Jeremias I | |
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Born | ? |
Died | c. 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]
Notes
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4344-5876-6.
- ^ ISBN 2-7063-0210-0.
- ^ "Joannicios I". Ecumenical Patriarchate. Retrieved 30 May 2011.