Nilus of Constantinople

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	March/April 1380 – 1 February 1388
Predecessor	Macarius of Constantinople
Successor	Antony IV of Constantinople
Personal details
Died	1 February 1388

Nilus of Constantinople (Greek: Νεῖλος Κεραμεύς; died 1 February 1388) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between March/April 1380 and 1 February 1388.^[1] He was a Hesychast.

Career

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In 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]

Works

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Nilus was a prolific writer in the religious sphere, including many homilies and an encomium of Gregory Palamas.^[3]

Nilus also wrote the Ekthesis Nea ("New Exposition"), a short treatise describing diplomatic modes of address in the Orthodox Church and with other Christian rulers, both secular and religious, in the 14th century.

Notes and references

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^ Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο (in Greek). Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^ "СТРИГОЛЬНИКИ • Большая российская энциклопедия - электронная версия". bigenc.ru. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^ "Pinakes | Πίνακες - Notice : Nilus Cerameus Cpl. ptr". pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr. Retrieved 24 January 2025.

Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by Macarius	Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 1380 – 1388	Succeeded by Antony IV

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Patriarchs of Constantinople (Turkish period, since 1923 AD)	Gregory VII Constantine VI Basil III Photius II Benjamin Maximus V Athenagoras Demetrius Bartholomew
^† in exile at Nicaea Christianity portal