Gerasimus I of Constantinople explained

Church:Church of Constantinople
Archbishop Of:Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Term:21 May 1320 - 19 April 1321
Predecessor:John XIII of Constantinople
Successor:Isaias of Constantinople
Birth Date:?
Death Date:19 April 1321

Gerasimus I (Greek: Γεράσιμος, Gerasimos; died 19 April 1321)[1] was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1320 to 1321.[2]

He was born in Philadelphia and became abbot of the prestigious Mangana Monastery in Constantinople. He was elected as patriarch at an advanced age, and died on 19 April 1321.

He became Patriarch during the reign of Emperor Andronicus the Second; the Emperor found him to be 'docile'.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/byzantium/texts/byzpatcp.asp Fordham University website, Byzantium Texts page
  2. https://www.apostolicpilgrimage.org/list-of-ecumenical-patriarchs.html Apostolic Pilgrimage website, List of Patriarchs
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=5nvd6eQYSr8C&dq=gerasimos+i+constantinople+1321&pg=PA474 Google Books website