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 |
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Atticus |
Archbishop of Constantinople 426–427 |
Nestorius |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sisinnius I of Constantinople |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Constantinople |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century |
DATE OF DEATH | 5th century |