Gerasimus I of Constantinople

Gerasimus I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
In office21 May 1320 - 19 April 1321
PredecessorJohn XIII of Constantinople
SuccessorIsaias of Constantinople
Personal details
Born?
Died19 April 1321

Gerasimus I (Greek: Γεράσιμος, Gerasimos; died 19 April 1321)[1] was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1320 to 1321.[2]

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 19 April 1321.

He became Patriarch during the reign of Emperor Andronicus the Second; the Emperor found him to be 'docile'.[3]

  1. ^ Fordham University website, Byzantium Texts page
  2. ^ Apostolic Pilgrimage website, List of Patriarchs
  3. ^ Google Books website, History of the Byzantine and Greek Empires from MLVII to MCCCCLIII, Volume 1 by George Finlay, page 474