About Gerasimus I of Constantinople
Lived 1201 – 1321 (aged 119–120). Gerasimus I of Constantinople was a Byzantine eastern Orthodox priest.
Gerasimus I of Constantinople (; died 20 April 1321) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1320 to 1321.
He was born in Philadelphia and became abbot of the prestigious Mangana Monastery in Constantinople. He was elected as patriarch at an advanced age and died on 20 April 1321.
He became Patriarch during the reign of Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos; the Emperor found him to be "docile".
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Who was Gerasimus I of Constantinople?
Patriarch of Constantinople
When was Gerasimus I of Constantinople born?
Gerasimus I of Constantinople was born in 1201 in Philadelphia.
When did Gerasimus I of Constantinople die?
Gerasimus I of Constantinople died on 20 April 1321 in Constantinople.
What was Gerasimus I of Constantinople's occupation?
Gerasimus I of Constantinople was an eastern Orthodox priest.
What nationality was Gerasimus I of Constantinople?
Gerasimus I of Constantinople was Byzantine.
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