Basil I of Constantinople | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Installed | 13 February 970 |
| Term ended | October 973 |
| Predecessor | Polyeuctus of Constantinople |
| Successor | Antony III of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Died | March 974 |
| Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
Basil I of Constantinople, surnamedScamandrenus orSkamandrenos (Greek:Βασίλειος Σκαμανδρηνός; died March 974), from the Skamandros Monastery, which he founded, wasEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople[1][2] from 970 to 974. Before his election as Patriarch, he was a monk in Olympus ofSyria and continued his monastic life after his election. As a Patriarch, he was accused as a conspirator against the EmperorJohn I Tzimiskes and as a violator of holy rules, but he refused to appear in front of a royal court. He was exiled and went to the Skamandros Monastery, where he died.
During his patriarchate, the so-calledTragos, the first Charter of the monastical state ofMount Athos, was written and ratified. It was named after the animal whose skin was used for the parchment on which the text was written, namely a male goat.[citation needed]
| Titles of Chalcedonian Christianity | ||
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| Preceded by | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 970 – 974 | Succeeded by |
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