About Nilus of Constantinople
Lived 1350 – 1388 (aged 37–38). Nilus of Constantinople was a Byzantine presbyter and patriarch.
Nilus of Constantinople (; died 1 February 1388) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between March/April 1380 and 1 February 1388. He was a Hesychast.
Career In 1380, he convened a synod to decide the metropolitanate of Moscow, choosing Bulgarian-born Hesychast Cyprian (1336–1406).
In 1382, Stephen of Perm wrote a letter to Nilus concerning the Strigolniki schism.
Works Nilus was a prolific writer in the religious sphere, including many homilies and an encomium of Gregory Palamas.
Nilus also wrote the Ekthesis Nea ("New Exposition"), a short treatise describing diplomatic modes of address in the Orthodox Church and with other Christian rulers, both secular and religious, in the 14th century.
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Who was Nilus of Constantinople?
Patriarch of Constantinople
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Nilus of Constantinople was born in 1350 in Byzantine Empire.
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Nilus of Constantinople died on 1 February 1388 in Constantinople.
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Nilus of Constantinople was a presbyter and patriarch.
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Nilus of Constantinople was Byzantine.
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