Joannicius I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1524 to 1525
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Joannicius I of Constantinople (Greek: Ἰωαννίκιος; died c. 1526) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople briefly in 1524–1525.[1] He is sometimes considered an intruder.
24 September 1525
Joannicius I of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | April / May 1524 – 24 September 1525 |
| Predecessor | Jeremias I of Constantinople |
| Successor | Jeremias I of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 1526 |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Life
Patriarch Jeremias I of Constantinople, shortly after his election, travelled to Cyprus, Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. While he stayed in Jerusalem, the clergy and the notables of Constantinople, annoyed by his long absence,[2] deposed him on April or May 1524, and elected in his place the Metropolitan of Sozopolis in Thrace, Patriarch Joannicius I.
Jeremias I reacted and together with the Patriarchs of Alexandria and Antioch, whom he called to Jerusalem, he excommunicated Joannicius I.[2] Even if the majority of the Holy Synod sided with Joannicius I, the Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent ordered Jeremias I to be re-installed on the throne, which took place in Constantinople on 24 September 1525. Joannicius I returned to Thrace, where he died in the monastery of Saint John the Baptist[3] near Sozopolis circa 1526.[1]