Michael I Cerularius

"Patriarch Michael I" redirects here. For other uses, see Patriarch Michael I of Alexandria and Patriarch Michael I of Antioch.
Michael I Cerularius
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
The enthronement of Michael I Cerularius, from the Madrid Skylitzes
SeeConstantinople
Installed1043
Term ended21 January 1059
PredecessorAlexius I Studites
SuccessorConstantine III Lichoudas
Personal details
Born
Michael Keroularios

c. 1000
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Died21 January 1059 (aged c. 59)
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
NationalityByzantine
DenominationEastern Orthodoxy
ResidenceConstantinople
Lead seal of Michael Cerularius as Patriarch of Constantinople

Michael I Cerularius or Keroularios (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Κηρουλάριος; c. 1000 – 21 January 1059 AD) was the patriarch of Constantinople from 1043 to 1059 AD. His disputes with Pope Leo IX over church practices in the 11th century played a role in the events that led to the Great Schism in 1054.[1]

  1. ^ Charanis 1969, p. 209-212.