Symeon I of Constantinople

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Symeon I of Constantinople
Nephon II
Personal details
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Diedautumn 1486

Symeon I of Trebizond (Greek: Συμεὼν ὁ Τραπεζούντιος; died autumn 1486) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople three times: for a short time in 1466,[1] from 1471 to 1475 and from 1482 to 1486. In 1484 he presided over the Synod of Constantinople of 1484 which repudiated the Union of Florence.

Life

Symeon was born between 1400 and 1420 to a

Maximus III.[3]

In autumn 1466 Symeon successfully obtained the throne after he presented the Ottoman government with 2000 pieces of gold, thus beginning a

Dionysius I.[4] Symeon retired for some years in a monastery near Stenimachos
.

The reign of Dionysius was marked by the opposition to him by both of the other factions, including Symeon's. He was finally deposed at the end of 1471 after false accusations that he had converted to Islam and had been

Maximus III
, the leader of the faction of the Constantinopolitan nobles.

Maximus III died on 3 April 1482 and Symeon returned on the throne for the third time until autumn 1486, when he was succeeded by

Nephon II. Symeon died shortly after, surely before 1488, without making his will, and his rich inheritance was heavily contended for after his death.[2] The most remarkable act of his third and last reign was the Synod of Constantinople of 1484
.

Disputed chronology

There is no consensus among scholars concerning the chronology of the first reign of Symeon. Many scholars, such as Kiminas (2009),

Mark II
.

Laurent (1968),

List of Patriarchs of Constantinople
.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Chronology according to Kiminas (2009). For other proposals see section Disputed Chronology.
  2. ^ a b c Moustakas Konstantinos. "Symeon I of Constantinople". Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia Minor. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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  8. ^ Grumel, Venance (1958). Traité d'études byzantines, vol. I: La chronologie. Paris: Presses universitaires de France. p. 437.(in French)
  9. ^ Σάρδεων Γερμανός (1933–38). "Συµβολή εις τους πατριαρχικούς καταλόγους Κωνσταντινουπόλεως από της αλώσεως και εξής". Ορθοδοξία (8–13).(in Greek)
  10. ^ "Symeon I". Ecumenical Patriarchate. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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