About Nephon I of Constantinople
Born 1300. Nephon I of Constantinople was a Byzantine eastern Orthodox priest.
Nephon I of Constantinople (Niphon of Cyzicus; ; died on 3 September 1328) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1310 to 1314. From Veria, Greece. Nicephorus Gregoras claimed Nephon to be illiterate, a lover of luxury, and ill-suited for the position. Due to his willingness to compromise, during his time as patriarch the Arsenite Schism was healed within the Byzantine Church. Nephon I abdicated the throne after four years.
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Who was Nephon I of Constantinople?
Patriarch of Constantinople
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Nephon I of Constantinople was born in 1300 in Veria.
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Nephon I of Constantinople was an eastern Orthodox priest.
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Nephon I of Constantinople was Byzantine.
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