George I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 679 to 686
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George I of Constantinople (Greek: Γεώργιος; died January or February 686) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 679 to 686.[1] He was succeeded, after a one-year bishopric and interlude of a reign by patriarch Theodore I of Constantinople.[2]
DiedJanuary or February 686
Constantinople
(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Constantinople
(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
VeneratedinEastern Orthodox Church
George I of Constantinople | |
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Mural depicting Saint George of Constantinople in the Church of the Holy Trinity – Kerameikos | |
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Died | January or February 686 Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 18 August |
Installedc. November 679
Term endedJanuary 686
PredecessorTheodore I of Constantinople
SuccessorTheodore I of Constantinople
George I of Constantinople | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Installed | c. November 679 |
| Term ended | January 686 |
| Predecessor | Theodore I of Constantinople |
| Successor | Theodore I of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
George I is commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as a saint, with his feast day being 18 August.[3]
