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Evagrius of Constantinople | |
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Archbishop of Constantinople | |
Installed | 370 |
Term ended | 370 |
Predecessor | Demophilus of Constantinople |
Successor | Maximus I of Constantinople |
Personal details | |
Died | c. 380 |
Denomination | Nicene Christianity |
Evagrius of Constantinople (Greek:Εὐάγριος; diedc. 380) was thearchbishop of Constantinople for a brief period in 370.
In 370, theArians electedDemophilus of Constantinople to fill the bishopric vacancy after the death ofEudoxius of Antioch. TheNicene Christians and the deposedbishop of AntiochEustathius of Antioch chose Evagrius for thatsee;[1] but a few months later he was banished by theRoman emperorValens, and remained in exile until his death.[2]
Some sources claim that he was elected a second time in 379 or 380, after the expulsion of Demophilus by emperorTheodosius I[citation needed].
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Preceded by | Archbishop of Constantinople Disputed byDemophilus 370 | Succeeded by |
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