Nilus_of_Constantinople Knowpia

Nilus of Constantinople
Nilus of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Church	Church of Constantinople
In office	spring 1380 – 1 February 1388
Predecessor	Macarius of Constantinople
Successor	Antony IV of Constantinople
Personal details
Born	?
Died	1 February 1388

Nilus Kerameus (Greek: Νεῖλος Κεραμεύς; died 1 February 1388) was the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople between spring 1380 and 1388.^[1] He was a Hesychast.

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]

References edit

^ Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο (in Greek). Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
^ "СТРИГОЛЬНИКИ • Большая российская энциклопедия - электронная версия". bigenc.ru. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by Macarius	Patriarch of Constantinople 1380–1388	Succeeded by Antony IV