George I of Constantinople explained

Honorific Prefix:Saint
George I
Titles:Patriarch of Constantinople
Birth Date:c. 7th century
Birth Place:Unknown
Death Date:686
Death Place:Constantinople
(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Venerated In:Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast Day:August 18
Honorific Prefix:Saint
Patriarch Of:Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Enthroned:679
Ended:686
Predecessor:St. Theodore I
Successor:Paul III
Religion:Chalcedonian Christianity

George I (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γεώργιος; died January or February 686) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 679 to 686.[1] He was succeeded, after a one-year bishopric and interlude of a reign by patriarch Theodore I of Constantinople, by His All-Holiness Paul III of Constantinople.[2]

George is commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as a saint, with his feast day being August 18.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Patriarchs. Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. July 18, 2011.
  2. Web site: Ecumenical Patriarch.
  3. Web site: Saint George, Patriarch of Constantinople . 2023-04-16 . oca.org.