Sisinnius I of Constantinople

Sisinnius I of Constantinople was from 426 to 427 the successor of Atticus (406-426) as Archbishop of Constantinople .

Since after his early death a dispute broke out between the various church interest groups in Constantinople , which made a new election difficult, Emperor Theodosius II appointed a foreign candidate: Nestorius (428-431). He was previously head of a monastery near Antioch .

Individual evidence

↑ Julianus . In: Henry Wace, William C. Piercy (Eds.): Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century . Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1911, p. 576 f. u.ö . ( online, archive.org [accessed October 20, 2019]).
^ Nestorius and Nestorianism . In: Henry Wace, William C. Piercy (Eds.): Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century . Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1911, p. 753 ( online, archive.org [accessed October 20, 2019]).

predecessor	Office	successor
Atticus	Archbishop of Constantinople 426–427	Nestorius

personal data
SURNAME	Sisinnius I of Constantinople
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Archbishop of Constantinople
DATE OF BIRTH	4th century
DATE OF DEATH	5th century

[1] Julianus . In: Henry Wace, William C. Piercy (Eds.): Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century . Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1911, p. 576 f. u.ö . ( online, archive.org [accessed October 20, 2019]).

[2] Nestorius and Nestorianism . In: Henry Wace, William C. Piercy (Eds.): Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century . Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1911, p. 753 ( online, archive.org [accessed October 20, 2019]).