Nicephorus II of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1260 to 1261
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Nicephorus II of Constantinople (Greek: Νικηφόρος; d. c. February 1261) was a Byzantine cleric and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in exile at the Empire of Nicaea.
c. February 1261
Nicephorus II of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | c. March 1260 – c. February 1261 |
| Predecessor | Arsenius of Constantinople |
| Successor | Arsenius of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicephorus |
| Died | c. February 1261 |
| Buried | Nymphaion |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Originally serving as Metropolis of Ephesus, he was elected to the patriarchate after the resignation of Arsenius of Constantinople (or Arsenios Autoreianos) in March 1260. He died less than a year later, in February 1261, and was buried at Nymphaion. A period of vacancy followed his death, but after the reconquest of Constantinople in July 1261, Arsenius was recalled from his retirement and restored to the patriarchal throne.
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