Raphael II of Constantinople
Raphael II | |
|---|---|
Neophytus II | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | after 1607 |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Mithymna |
Raphael II (Greek: Ραφαήλ, Rafail; died after 1607) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1603 to 1607.[1]
Life
Raphael was Bishop of
Neophytus II caused many problems in the Church, to the point that Cyril Lucaris, in a letter to the Bishop of Heraclea
Dionysius, wrote that "... Raphael ruled the Patriarchate as a tyrant for more than four years ...".
Raphael showed interest in a possible union with the
Sultan Ahmed I
and suffered a violent death in exile.
Notes
- ISBN 978-1-4344-5876-6.
- ^ "Ραφαὴλ Β´". Ecumenical Patriarchate. Retrieved 16 Sep 2011.(in Greek)
- ISBN 978-0-521-31310-0.
