Maximos II
Maximos II. , Greek Μάξιμος Β΄ († December 1216 ) was Patriarch of Constantinople in exile in Nikaia (1216).
Life
Maximos was abbot in the Akoimetoi monastery . He was the spiritual confidante of Emperor Theodoros I Laskaris . In June 1216 he was named Patriarch of Constantinople. Contemporary chroniclers ( Georgios Akropolites , Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopulos ) were very critical of him. He was uneducated, he had become a patriarch only because of his relationships with the women's apartments in the imperial palace. Maximos died in December 1216.
literature
- Vitalien Laurent: La chronologie des patriarches de Constantinople au XIIIer siècle (1208-1309). In: Revue des études byzantines. Volume 27, 1969, pp. 129-150.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Theodore II |
Patriarch of Constantinople 1216 |
Manuel I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maximos II |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Μάξιμος Β΄ (elS) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Patriarch of Constantinople |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1216 |