Dositheus of Jerusalem (Greek: Δοσίθεος; died after 1191) was twice Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (for 9 days in February 1189, and again from September/October 1189 until he was restored as Patriarch of Jerusalem on 3 September 1191[1] and abdicated as Patriarch of Constantinople on 10 September 1191). He was previously Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (1187–1189). He was a close friend of the Byzantine Emperor Isaac II Angelos.[2][3]
Dositheus of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | 1) February 1189 (few days) 2) September 1190 – 10 September 1191 |
| Predecessor | Nicetas II of Constantinople, Leontius of Constantinople |
| Successor | Leontius of Constantinople, George II of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ? |
| Died | after 1191 |
References
edit- ^ Jerusalem Patriarchate website, Apostolic Succession section
- ^ Bréhier 1970, p. 384.
- ^ Grumel 1958, pp. 436, 452.
Bibliography
edit- Bréhier, Louis (1970) [1949]. Albin Michel (ed.). Le monde byzantin:Les institutions de l'Empire byzantin. Vol. II.
- Grumel, Venance (1943). "La chronologie des patriarches de Constantinople de 1111 à 1206". Revue des études byzantines. 1: 250–270. doi:10.3406/rebyz.1943.909. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- Grumel, Venance (1958). Traité d'études byzantines: La chronologie. Vol. I. Paris: Presses universitaires de France.
- Viton de Saint-Allais, Nicolas (1818). L'art de vérifier les dates. Vol. I. Paris.
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