Sergios II

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Sergios II Studites (Greek Σέργιος Β΄ Στουδίτης ; † 1019) was Patriarch of Constantinople (998 / 1001-1019).

Life

Year of birth and origin are not known, but it was apparently of Arab origin. Sergios is said to have been related to the patriarch Photios I according to Johannes Skylitzes . His brother Kosmas was the first judge in Constantinople.

Sergios was head of the Manuel monastery in Constantinople. He was the spiritual confidante of Emperor Romanos I. In 1001 (probably June / July) he became Patriarch of Constantinople. In 1002/3 he carried out a review of the cult of Symeon Eulabes; he tried to mediate in the ensuing dispute, but it ultimately resulted in convictions. Sergios took a distanced position from the Latin Church , as did the rest of the clergy and the emperors. He was critical of the tax policy of Emperor Basil II .

He died in 1019; his successor was appointed in July 1019.

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  1. Sergios II. In: Prosopography of the Middle Byzantine Period Online , No. 27044.
  2. For his other acts documented in the sources see Sergios II. In: Prosopographie der Mittelbyzantinischen Zeit Online , no. 27044.
predecessor Office successor
Sisinios II Patriarch of Constantinople
999-1019
Eustathios I.