Ignatius of Constantinople | |
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.jpg) Ignatios of Constantinople, Northern tympanon, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul | |
| Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Born | 798 Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Died | 23 October 877 (aged 78–79) Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | October 23 |
Ignatius of Constantinople | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Installed | 847 |
| Term ended | 858, 867–877 |
| Personal details | |
| Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Ignatius or Ignatios (Greek: Ἰγνάτιος; c. 798 – 23 October 877) was a Patriarch of Constantinople from July 4, 847, to October 23, 858, and from November 23, 867, to his death on October 23, 877.[1] In the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches, he is regarded as a saint, with a feast day of October 23.