Athanasius II of Constantinople | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | Summer 1450 – 1453 |
| Predecessor | Gregory III of Constantinople |
| Successor | Gennadius II of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Athanasius II of Constantinople (Greek: Ἀθανάσιος) is reckoned as the lastEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople before theFall of Constantinople. Athanasius purportedly served as patriarch from 1450 to 1453, but the only document indicating his existence is "Acts of the council inHagia Sophia" — widely considered a forgery due to the presence of anachronisms in the text.[1][2]
Modern-day scholars dispute his existence, then, suggesting that the unionist patriarchGregory III of Constantinople, residing in Rome from 1451 on, remained the city's nominal patriarch through the Ottoman capture of the city.[3][4]
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| Preceded by | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 1450 – 1453 | Succeeded by |
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