Methodios II.

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Methodios II (Greek Μεθόδιος Β΄ ; † 1240 ) was Patriarch of Constantinople in exile in Nicaia (1240).

Life

Methodios was Hegumen (abbot) of the Hyacinth Monastery ( Μονής Υακίνθου ) in Nikaia. In 1240 he was appointed Patriarch of Constantinople. He died three months later.

literature

  • Venance Grumel: Traité d'études byzantines. In: La Chronologie I. Paris, 1958, p. 437
  • Vitalien Laurent: La chronologie des patriarches de Constantinople au XIIIe siècle, (1208-1309). In: Revue des études byzantines. Volume 27, 1969, pp. 139ff.
predecessor Office successor
Germanos II. Patriarch of Constantinople
1240 		Manuel II
personal data
SURNAME Methodios II.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Μεθόδιος Β΄ (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Patriarch of Constantinople in exile in Nikaia (1240)
DATE OF BIRTH 12th century or 13th century
DATE OF DEATH 1240