Nilus of Constantinople | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Nilus installingPimen as metropolitan of Kiev, miniature from theIllustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible (16th century) | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | March/April 1380 – 1 February 1388 |
| Predecessor | Macarius of Constantinople |
| Successor | Antony IV of Constantinople |
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| Died | (1388-02-01)1 February 1388 |
Nilus of Constantinople (Greek:Νεῖλος Κεραμεύς; died 1 February 1388) wasEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between March/April 1380 and 1 February 1388.[1] He was aHesychast.
In 1380, he convened a synod to decide the metropolitanate of Moscow, choosing Bulgarian-born HesychastCyprian (1336–1406).
In 1382,Stephen of Perm wrote a letter to Nilus concerning theStrigolniki schism.[2]
Nilus was a prolific writer in the religious sphere, including manyhomilies and anencomium ofGregory Palamas.[3]
Nilus also wrote theEkthesis Nea ("New Exposition"), a short treatise describing diplomatic modes of address in theOrthodox Church and with other Christian rulers, both secular and religious, in the 14th century.
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| Preceded by | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 1380 – 1388 | Succeeded by |
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