Constantius I | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Church | Church of Constantinople |
Diocese | Constantinople |
See | Ecumenical Patriarchate |
Installed | 6 July 1830 |
Term ended | 18 August 1834 |
Predecessor | Agathangelus |
Successor | Constantius II |
Personal details | |
Born | 1777 |
Died | January 5, 1859 Burgazada |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Occupation | Ecumenical Patriarch |
Constantius I (Greek: Κωνστάντιος; 1777 – 5 January 1859) was Ecumenical Patriarch during the period 1830–1834.
He was born in 1777 in Constantinople.[1] He studied in the Patriarchal School, in Iași and in Kiev. In 1805, he was elected Archbishop of Sinai, a position he held until he was elected Ecumenical Patriarch in 1830. He resigned in 1834 and devoted his life to studying and writing. He died on 5 January 1859.[2]