Germanus I of Constantinople


Germanus I of Constantinople
Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople
Bornc. 634
Died740
Venerated inEastern Orthodoxy
Roman Catholicism
Feast12 May

Germanus I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
SeeConstantinople
Installed715
Term ended730
PredecessorJohn VI
SuccessorAnastasios
Personal details
DenominationChalcedonian Christianity

Germanus I (Latin: Germanus, Greek: Γερμανός; c. 634 – 733 or 740) was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 715 to 730. He is regarded as a saint by both the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches, with a feast day of 12 May.[1] He had been ecumenically preceded by Patriarch John VI of Constantinople, and was succeeded in Orthodox Rite by Patriarch Constantine II of Constantinople.[2]

  1. ^ (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Γερμανὸς Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως. 12 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  2. ^ "Ecumenical Patriarchs".

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