Nilus of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1380 to 1388
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Nilus of Constantinople (Greek: Νεῖλος Κεραμεύς; died 1 February 1388) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between March/April 1380 and 1 February 1388.[1] He was a Hesychast.
1 February 1388
Nilus of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Nilus installing Pimen as metropolitan of Kiev, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible (16th century) | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | March/April 1380 – 1 February 1388 |
| Predecessor | Macarius of Constantinople |
| Successor | Antony IV of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1 February 1388 |
Career
In 1380, he convened a synod to decide the metropolitanate of Moscow, choosing Bulgarian-born Hesychast Cyprian (1336–1406).
In 1382, Stephen of Perm wrote a letter to Nilus concerning the Strigolniki schism.[2]
Works
Nilus was a prolific writer in the religious sphere, including many homilies and an encomium of Gregory Palamas.[3]
Nilus also wrote the Ekthesis Nea ("New Exposition"), a short treatise describing diplomatic modes of address in the Orthodox Church and with other Christian rulers, both secular and religious, in the 14th century.
