Callinicus I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 693 to 705 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Callinicus I of Constantinople (Greek: Καλλινίκος; died November 711) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 693 to 705.[1]
Callinicus I of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
 Icon of Saint Callinicus I | |
| 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 I helped to depose Emperor Justinian II and place Leontius on the Byzantine throne.
Upon Justinian II's triumphant return to Constantinople and reinstatement as Emperor, Callinicus I 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.
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