Neophytus I of Constantinople

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Neophytus I of Constantinople (Greek: Νεόφυτος; died after 1154) was a 12th-century clergyman who served as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1154.

Neophytus I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Church	Church of Constantinople
In office	October 1154 – November 1154
Predecessor	Theodotus II of Constantinople
Successor	Constantine IV of Constantinople
Personal details
Died	After 1154
Denomination	Eastern Orthodoxy

Neophytus was a monk at the Monastery of Theotokos the Benefactor before being elevated to the Patriarchal throne after the death in office of his predecessor. His short reign as Patriarch of Constantinople – of about a few weeks – was uneventful, and he retired to become an ascetic.^[1] His short reign was during the rule of Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos.

Notes and references

1. Νεόφυτος Α´ (in Greek). Ecumenical Patriarchate. Retrieved 24 December 2011.

Bibliography

• Magdalino, Paul (1993), The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, Cambridge University Press, pp. 279–283, ISBN 0-521-305713.

Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by Theodotus II	Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 1154	Succeeded by Constantine IV