Nilus Kerameus (Greek: Νεῖλος Κεραμεύς; died 1 February 1388) was Patriarch of Constantinople between spring 1380 and 1388.[1] He was a Hesychast.
Nilus of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
 Nilus installing Pimen as metropolitan of Kiev, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible (16th century) | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | spring 1380 – 1 February 1388 |
| Predecessor | Macarius of Constantinople |
| Successor | Antony IV of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1 February 1388 |
Career
editIn 1380, he convened a synod to decide the metropolitanate of Moscow, choosing Bulgarian-born Hesychast Cyprian (1336–1406).
In 1382, Stephen of Perm wrote a letter to Nilus concerning the Strigolniki schism.[2]
References
edit- ^ Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο (in Greek). Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ^ "СТРИГОЛЬНИКИ • Большая российская энциклопедия - электронная версия". bigenc.ru. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
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