October 1646-1648 A.D. Joannicius II—Constantinople’s 196th; Conflicts Create Depositions and Reinstallments in 17th Century (61 Exchanges & 31 Patriarchs)
October 1646-1648 A.D. Joannicius
II—Constantinople’s 196th;
Conflicts Create Depositions and Reinstallments in 17th
Century (61 Exchanges & 31 Patriarchs)
Joannicius II of
Constantinople
Life
Joannicius was a native of Lindos on the island of Rhodes. He was appointed Metropolitan of Ganos and Chora in 1624 by Patriarch Cyril Lucaris and in 1636 he became the Metropolitan of Heraclea. Supported by the Moldavian Voivode,Vasile Lupu, he was elected the first time to the Patriarchal Throne on 16 Nov 1646.[1]
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Joannicius II of
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16 Nov 1646 – 28 Oct 1648
June 1651 – June 1652 Apr 1653 – March 1654 March 1655 – July 1656 |
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Joannicius II of Lindos (Greek: Ιωαννίκιος Β΄ ο Λίνδιος) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople four times from 1646 to 1656.
Life
Joannicius was a native of Lindos on the island of Rhodes. He was appointed Metropolitan of Ganos and Chora in 1624 by Patriarch Cyril Lucaris and in 1636 he became the Metropolitan of Heraclea. Supported by the Moldavian Voivode,Vasile Lupu, he was elected the first time to the Patriarchal Throne on 16 Nov 1646.[1]
Throughout the 17th century it
was customary that the intrigues and quarrels into the Greek community and the Holy Synod caused rapid changes and re-instalments of
Patriarchs: from 1595 to 1695 there were sixty-one changes and thirty-one Patriarchs.[2] These frequent changes were encouraged by the Ottoman authorities who received a fee for each
appointment. Joannicius too was subject to recurring depositions and
re-election: he was deposed on 28 Oct 1648, re-installed for the second time in
June 1651, deposed on June 1652, and he reigned again from Apr 1653 to March
1654 and from March 1655 to July 1656.[3]
In 1654 he was imprisoned for
accumulated debts of the Patriarchate towards the Ottoman Porte.[4] After the last deposition in 1656, he was appointed
bishop of Kea and Thermia, where he retired until his death in 1659 or 1660.[3]
To strength his position
towards his opponents, he looked for the support of the Austrian Emperor and
of Rome.
For this reason he allowed Catholic missions to be settled in the Black Sea coasts and in the Cyclades. He anyway refused to sign a Catholic profession of
faith as
asked by Propaganda Fide, pleading his precarious position.[1]
Notes
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^ Jump up to:a b R. Aubert (2000).
"Joannikios II". Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie
ecclésiastiques 27. Paris: Letouzey et Ané. 1379-80. ISBN 2-7063-0210-0.
2.
Jump up^ Runciman, Steven (1985). The Great Church in
captivity : a study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the eve of
the Turkish conquest to the Greek War of Independence. Cambridge University Press.
p. 201. ISBN 978-0-521-31310-0.
3.
^ Jump up to:a b Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate. Wildside Press LLC.
p. 39. ISBN 978-1-4344-5876-6.
Jump up^ Βιβλιοπαρουσίαση: Π.
Γεωργαντζή: «Η Εκκλησία κατά το 1821»
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