Saint Nephon II | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Church | Church of Constantinople |
In office | end 1486 – early 1488 summer 1497 – Aug 1498 spring 1502 |
Predecessor | Symeon I Maximus IV Joachim I |
Successor | Dionysius I Joachim I Pachomius I |
Previous post(s) | Metropolitan of Thessaloniki |
Personal details | |
Born | unknown |
Died | 11 August 1508 |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | August 11 |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Nephon II or Nifon II (Greek: Νήφων; died 11 August 1508), born Nicholas (Νικόλαος), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople three times: from 1486 to 1488, from 1497 to 1498 and for a short time in 1502.[1] He is honored as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and his feast day is August 11.[2]
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