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Theodosius II of Constantinople

Theodosius II (Greek: Θεοδόσιος), lay surname Christianopoulos (Χριστιανόπουλος), served as the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1769 and 1773.


Theodosius II
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
DioceseConstantinople
SeeEcumenical Patriarchate
Installed22 April 1769
Term ended27 November 1773
PredecessorMeletius II
SuccessorSamuel
Personal details
Born
Christianopoulos (Χριστιανόπουλος)

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Diedafter 1776
Istanbul
DenominationEastern Orthodox Church
OccupationEcumenical Patriarch

Biography

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He was born in Crete, where he was father superior. He served as chief of the Church of St. George in Istanbul. Later he was elected bishop of Ierissos and Mount Athos, and in 1767 metropolitan bishop of Thessaloniki. He was elected Patriarch on 11 April 1769, at a time when Christians were persecuted after the withdrawal of the Russian forces following the Orlov Revolt. Many Christians had helped the Russians, following the exhortations of the former Patriarch Seraphim II and other clerics. Theodosius made efforts to save the monasteries of Mount Athos from demolition, he freed prisoners, he supported schools and monasteries and, with cooperation with the Patriarch of Jerusalem Sophronius V, he managed to keep the Holy Land under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Lastly, he tried to give a conciliatory solution[1] to the issue of the Kollyvades of Mount Athos.

He was forced to resign on 16 November 1773, following the machinations of the Metropolitan of Prussa, Meletius. He retired to the Kamariotissa Monastery in Heybeliada. In 1776, having completely lost his sight, he returned to Istanbul, where he resided until his death.

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  1. ^ "οおみくろんμみゅーνにゅーνにゅー Σαββάτῳ τελοῦντες τたうαあるふぁ τたうνにゅー ἀποιχομένων μνημόσυνα κかっぱαあるふぁλらむだῶς ποιούσιν, ὡς τたうνにゅー ἀρχαίαν παράδοσιν τたうῆς Ἐκκλησίας φυλάσσοντες, οおみくろんδでるたὲ ἐνにゅー Κυριακῇ οおみくろんχかい ὑπόκεινται κρίματι [...] Πぱいεいぷしろんρろーδでるたτたうοおみくろんῦ πυκνότερον ἢ βραδύτερον προσέρχεσθαι τたうὴ μεταλήψει τたうνにゅー ἀχράντων μυστηρίων, φαμέν, ὅτたうιいおた χρόνος μみゅーνにゅー οおみくろんχかい ἄριστοι, ἀναγκαῖαあるふぁ δでるたὲ πάντως ἡ δでるたιいおたτたうῆς θείας μετανοίας κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐξομολογήσεως προετοιμασία. Κかっぱαあるふぁοおみくろんμみゅーνにゅーνにゅー τたうῇ ἀρろーχかいτたうοおみくろんῦ κηρύγματος χριστιανοὶ προσήρχοντό τたうηいーた τたうνにゅー θείων μυστηρίων μεταλήψει κかっぱαあるふぁθしーた ἐκάστην Κυριακήν, οおみくろんδでるたὲ μετὰ τたうαあるふぁτたうαあるふぁνにゅー τεσσαράκοντᾳ ἠμέραις προευτρεπιζόμενοι δでるたιいおたτたうῆς μετανοίας, οおみくろんτたうωおめが προσήρχοντο. Δでるたιいおたὸ ἕκαστος, εいぷしろんἰ ἄξιος, παραβαλλέττω ἑαυτὸνにゅーνにゅー τたうοおみくろんὶς πρώτοις, εいぷしろんδでるたὲ μή, τたうοおみくろんὶς δευτέροις, κかっぱαあるふぁτたうοおみくろんτたうοおみくろん γがんまρろー μακαριστὸνにゅー [...] Κかっぱαあるふぁτたうγがんまοおみくろんνにゅー τたうνにゅー θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんνにゅー Ἀπόστολον, δοκιμαζέτω ἄνθρωπος ἑαυτὸνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁοおみくろんὕτως ἐκかっぱ τたうοおみくろんῦ ἄρτου ἐσθιέτω κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐκかっぱ τたうοおみくろんῦ ποτηρίου πινέτω"

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Bibliography

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  • Διονύσιος Δでるた. Βαλαής (D. D. Valais), Οおみくろん Μητροπολίτης Θεσσαλονίκης Θεοδόσιος Β΄ (Theodosius II of Constantinople) (1762-1769), Επιστημονική Επετηρίδα της Θεολογικής Σχολής τたうοおみくろんυうぷしろん Αあるふぁ.Πぱい.Θしーた., Νέα Σειρά, Τμήμα Θεολογίας, Τιμητικό Αφιέρωμα σしぐまτたうοおみくろんνにゅー ομότιμο καθηγητή Ιωάννη Χかいρろー. Ταρνανίδη (Scientific Annals of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, New Series, Theology Department, Honorary Tribute to Professor Emeritus J. C. Tarnanidis), 17 (2007-8), p. 15-46