Neophytus VI of Constantinople
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Neophytus VI (Greek: Νεόφυτος; died 1747) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two terms, from 1734 to 1740 and from 1743 to 1744.
Life
Neophytus was born in
Jeremias III, he was elected in his place as Metropolitan of Caesarea.[1] As Metropolitan of Caesarea, his more important act was restoring in 1728 the monastery of Saint John the Forerunner at Zincidere in Cappadocia.[1]
He was appointed as Patriarch on 27 Sept 1734
His Patriarchal reign was not marked by any particular event, and Neophytus mainly dealt with monastic issues. He had letters with
Nicolaus Zinzendorf, the reformer of the Moravian Church, but without any result.[5] After his second and final deposition, he was exiled in Patmos where he died in February or March 1747.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b Moustakas Konstantinos. "Neophytos VI of Constantinople". Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia Minor. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4344-5876-6.
- ^ "Neophytos VI". Ecumenical Patriarchate. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ a b Papadopoullos, Theodōros (1952). Studies and documents relating to the history of the Greek Church and people under Turkish domination. Brussels. p. 50.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Fortescue, Adrian (1908). The Orthodox Eastern Church. Catholic Truth Society. p. 254.