September 693-705 A.D. Callinicus 1—Constantinople’s 71st; Helped Depose Emperor Justin II & Enthrone Leontios


September 693-705 A.D.  Callinicus 1—Constantinople’s 71st;  Helped Depose Emperor Justin II & Enthrone Leontios

Callinicus I of Constantinople


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Icon of Saint Callinicus I, Patriarch of Constantinople.
Kallinikos I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 693 to 705.[1]
Callinicus helped to depose Emperor Justinian II and place Leontios on the Byzantine throne.
Upon Justinian's triumphant return to Constantinople and reinstatement as Emperor, Callinicus was arrested and blinded before being imprisoned in a monastery.[2]
He is recognized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church; his feast day is celebrated on August 23.

Bibliography


Notes

1.                                       Jump up^ "List of Patriarchs". Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Retrieved July 18, 2011.

2.                                       Jump up^ Kiminas 2009, p. 44

 

References

·                  Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitans With Annotated (2009 ed.). Wildside Press LLC. ISBN 1-4344-5876-8. - Total pages: 256
 

Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by
Paul III
Patriarch of Constantinople
693–705
Succeeded by
Kyros

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