George II of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1191 to 1198 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George II Xiphilinos (Greek: Γεώργιος Ξιφιλῖνος; died 7 July 1198) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1191 and 1198.[1] According to Theodore Balsamon, George II, during the reign of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, added one member to the Exokatakoiloi (an office similar to the Catholic cardinal in the Greek Church of the time), making it six.[2]
George II of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | 10 September 1191 – 7 July 1198 |
| Predecessor | Dositheus of Constantinople |
| Successor | John X of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Xiphilinos |
| Died | 7 July 1198 |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
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