Gregory III of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1443 to 1450 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Patriarch Gregory III, surnamed Mammis or Μammas (Greek: Γρηγόριος Μαμμῆς; before c. 1420 – 1459), was Ecumenical Patriarch within the Eastern Orthodox Church during the period 1443–1450. He was prominent in unsuccessful initiatives toward reunification with the Catholic Church.
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Gregory III of Constantinople | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Church | Church of Constantinople |
In office | 1443–1451 |
Predecessor | Metrophanes II of Constantinople |
Successor | Athanasius II of Constantinople |
Personal details | |
Born | before c. 1420 |
Died | 1459 Rome, Papal States |
Denomination | Eastern Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy (Before 1449) |
Sainthood | |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Title as Saint | Wonderworker |
Canonized | 1459 Papal State by Pope Nicholas V |
Patronage | Catholic-Eastern Orthodox Reunification |
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