May 536-552 A.D. Menas—Constantinople’s 55th; Appointed by Emperor Justinian I; Deposed Twice but Restored; Highwater Mark of Rome’s Influence in Constantinople
May 536-552 A.D. Menas—Constantinople’s 55 th ; Appointed by Emperor Justinian I; Deposed Twice but Restored; Highwater Mark of Rome’s Influence in Constantinople Bacchus, Francis Joseph. “Mennas.” Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 10. 1913. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Mennas . Accessed 25 Oct 2014. Patriarch of Constantinople from 536 to 552. Early in 536 Pope St. Agapetus came to Constantinople on a political mission forced on him by the Gothic king, Theodahad. Anthimus, Archbishop of Trebizond, had just been transferred to Constantinople through the influence of the Empress Theodora, with whose Monophysite leanings he was in sympathy. Agapetus promptly deposed Anthimus and he consecrated Mennas patriarch. Anthimus was deposed partly because his transfer from one see to another was uncanonical, and partly on account of his doubtful orthodoxy. The question next arose whether he should be allowed to return to h...