George II of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
About George II of Constantinople
Lived 1101 – 1198 (aged 96–97). George II of Constantinople was a Byzantine eastern Orthodox priest.
George II Xiphilinos (; died 7 July 1198) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1191 and 1198.
George was born to the Xiphilinos family, to which previous Patriarch John VIII of Constantinople belonged. 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.
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Who was George II of Constantinople?
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
When was George II of Constantinople born?
George II of Constantinople was born in 1101.
When did George II of Constantinople die?
George II of Constantinople died on 7 July 1198.
What was George II of Constantinople's occupation?
George II of Constantinople was an eastern Orthodox priest.
What nationality was George II of Constantinople?
George II of Constantinople was Byzantine.
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