Callinicus I of Constantinople

Callinicus I of Constantinople (Greek: Καλλινίκος; died November 711) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 693 to 705.^[1]

Saint Callinicus I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Icon of Saint Callinicus I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
See	Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Installed	August 693
Term ended	August 705
Predecessor	Paul III of Constantinople
Successor	Kyros of Constantinople
Personal details
Died	November 711
Denomination	Chalcedonian Christianity

Callinicus helped to depose Emperor Justinian II and place Leontius 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 23 August.

Notes and references

1. "List of Patriarchs". Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
2. Kiminas 2009, p. 44

Bibliography

• Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate - A History of Its Metropolitans With Annotated (2009 ed.). Wildside Press. ISBN 978-1-4344-5876-6. - Total pages: 256

Titles of Chalcedonian Christianity
Preceded by Paul III	Patriarch of Constantinople 693 – 705	Succeeded by Kyros