Isidore II of Constantinople | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | January 1456 – 31 March 1462 |
| Predecessor | Gennadius II of Constantinople |
| Successor | Joasaph I of Constantinople[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Died | (1462-03-31)31 March 1462 |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Isidore II of Constantinople (Greek:Ἰσίδωρος Ξανθόπουλος; died 31 March 1462) wasEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1456 to 1462.
Little is known about the life and the patriarchate of Isidore except that he was an ethnicGreek and member of Greek community in Constantinople. His surname derives from the Xanthopoulonmonastery in Constantinople which he entered, becoming ahieromonk and later rising to be itsabbot.[2] Isidore worked alongsideGennadius II of Constantinople during theCouncil of Florence[3] and was one of the signatories of a 1445 document against the East-West Union of Churches.[4] In this period, Isidore was deemed thespiritual father of the Greek community in Constantinople.[3] Immediately prior to his election, he was serving as theMetropolitan bishop ofHeraclea.[5]
After the resignation of Gennadius II of Constantinople as Patriarch in January 1456, Isidore was elected to succeed him. He obtained the confirmation fromSultan Mehmed II, and he was consecrated bishop in thePammakaristos Church.[6]
His reign lasted up to his death on 31 March 1462,[2] and he was succeeded by PatriarchJoasaph I of Constantinople.[1]
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| Preceded by | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 1456 – 1462 | Succeeded by |