George II Xiphilinos or Xiphilinus (Greek: Γεώργιος Ξιφιλῖνος; died 7 July 1198) was the Patriarch of Constantinople between 1191 and 1198 AD.[1] According to Balsamon, George, during the reign of Alexios I Komnenos, added one member to the Exocatacoeli (an office similar to the Catholic cardinal in the Greek Church of the time), making it six.[2]
George II of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | 10 September 1191 – 7 July 1198 |
| Predecessor | Dositheus of Constantinople |
| Successor | John X of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ? |
| Died | 7 July 1198 |
References
edit- ^ "George II Xifilinos". Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ^ Diego Jiménez Arias; Jerónimo de Valencia; Juan de Lama Cubero; Narcís Oliva i Nadal (1792). Lexicon ecclesiasticum latino-hispanicum: ex Sacris Bibliis, conciliis ... (in Spanish and Latin). Retrieved September 5, 2011.
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