Cyril II Kontares (Greek: Κύριλλος Κονταρῆς; died June 1640) was three-time Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1633, 1635–1636, 1638–1639).[1] He was from Veroia, coming to Constantinople in 1618.[2]
Cyril II of Constantinople | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Church | Church of Constantinople |
In office | 7–11 October 1633 10 March 1635 – June 1636 20 June 1638 – end of June 1639 |
Predecessor | Cyril Lucaris |
Successor | Cyril Lucaris, Neophytus III of Constantinople, Parthenius I of Constantinople |
Personal details | |
Born | unknown |
Died | 1640 |
Cyril Lucaris' popularity among high clergy made leadership more difficult for Cyril II, who had to contend with their undermining of his authority.[3]
Though recognized as a true Patriarch,[4] he made a Catholic profession of faith.[5]
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