Gregory III of Constantinople


Gregory III of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
In office1443–1451
PredecessorMetrophanes II of Constantinople
SuccessorAthanasius II of Constantinople
Personal details
Bornbefore c. 1420
Died1459
Rome, Papal States
DenominationEastern Catholicism
Eastern Orthodoxy (Before 1449)
Sainthood
Venerated inCatholic Church
Title as SaintWonderworker
Canonized1459
Papal State
by Pope Nicholas V
PatronageCatholic-Eastern Orthodox Reunification

Patriarch Gregory III, surnamed Mammis or Μammas (Greek: Γρηγόριος Μαμμῆς; before c. 1420 – 1459), was Ecumenical Patriarch within the Eastern Orthodox Church during the period 1443–1450. He was prominent in unsuccessful initiatives toward reunification with the Catholic Church.