Maximus III of Constantinople
Maximus III | |
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Symeon I | |
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| Born | unknown |
| Died | 3 April 1482 |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | November 17 |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Maximus III (
Life
Manuel Christonymos was probably a native of the Peloponnese in Greece.
He became Grand Ecclesiarch (i.e. Head
In 1463 he sided with
In autumn 1465 (or early 1466) Manuel sponsored the election to the Patriarchate of
However they soon regained their influence. Manuel was successful in recovering the esteem of sultan Mehmed II,[2] and in spring 1476 he himself was elected as Patriarch of Constantinople. He was still a lay person, so he first became a monk taking the religious name of Maximus, and the next day he received consecration as a bishop and he was enthroned as Patriarch by the Metropolitan of Heraclea.[6] His reign ended a period of troubles for the Church in the region, and was marked by peace and consensus.[3]: 260
Maximus died on 3 April 1482.[7]
His main literary work is the "Monody on the Capture of Constantinople".
Notes
- ^ "Maximos III". Ecumenical Patriarchate. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-521-31310-0.
- ^ .(in French)
- ^ Touloumakos Pantelis. "Amiroutzis, Georgios". Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia Minor. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Petit, L. (1903). "Déposition du Patriarche Mark Xylocarvi". Revue de l'Orient Chrétien (8): 144–9.(in French)
- ^ B.G.Niebuhr, I.Bekker, ed. (1849) [1584]. "Historia Politica et Patriarchica Constantinopoleos". Corpus scriptorum historiae byzantinae, Volume 49. Bonn. p. 116.(in Latin)
- ISBN 978-1-4344-5876-6.
External links
- Historia politica et patriarchica Constantinopoleos, Cap IX: P. Maximus, (trans. Martin Crusius, 1584) Primary source. (in Greek and Latin)
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