Nephon I of Constantinople

Nephon I (Greek: Νήφων) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1310 to 1314. From Veria, Greece, he was a lover of luxury and ill-suited for the position.[1] During his time as patriarch the Arsenite schism was healed within the Byzantine Church. Nephon abdicated the throne after four years.[2]

Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by
Athanasius I
Patriarch of Constantinople
1310–1314
Succeeded by
John XIII

Notes

  1. J.M. Hussey, Orthodox Church and the Byzantine Empire, Chapter 8, p. 253, Oxford University Press
  2. J.M. Hussey, Orthodox Church and the Byzantine Empire, Chapter 8, p. 254
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