George Kleidas ( el, Γεώργιος Κλειδᾶς) was the
metropolitan bishop of
Cyzicus in ca. 1253–61.
In 1253/4, along with the
Metropolitan of Sardis Andronikos Andronicus or Andronikos ( grc-gre, Ἀνδρόνικος) is a classical Greek name. The name has the sense of "male victor, warrior". Its female counterpart is Andronikè (Ἀνδρονίκη). Notable bearers of the name include:
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, he led an embassy on behalf of the
Nicaean emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes
John III Doukas Vatatzes, Latinized as Ducas Vatatzes ( el, Ιωάννης Δούκας Βατάτζης, ''Iōannēs Doukas Vatatzēs'', c. 1192 – 3 November 1254), was Emperor of Nicaea from 1221 to 1254. He was succeeded by his son, known ...
(r. 1222–54) to
Rome, to negotiate with
Pope Innocent IV about a possible Union of the Churches. The embassy was detained for several months by
Conrad IV, and arrive in Rome only in April 1254. The proposed terms, including the return of
Constantinople to the Greeks and the reinstatement of the Orthodox bishops across all
Latin-held territories in exchange for the recognition of
Papal primacy, led nowhere. On their return, the envoys were angrily berated by Vatatzes' successor,
Theodore II Laskaris (r. 1254–58), for their conduct of the negotiations.
He attended a
synod
A synod () is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word ''wikt:synod, synod'' comes from the meaning "assembly" or "meeting" and is analogous with the Latin ...
at
Nymphaion in 1256. Following the
Byzantine reconquest of Constantinople
The Reconquest of Constantinople (1261) was the recapture of the city of Constantinople by the forces of the Empire of Nicaea, leading to the re-establishment of the Byzantine Empire under the Palaiologos dynasty, after an interval of 57 years ...
in 1261, George presided over the ceremonial entry of Emperor
Michael VIII Palaiologos (r. 1259–82) in Constantinople.
He had two sons, John and Michael.
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13th-century Byzantine people
13th-century Eastern Orthodox bishops
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People from the Empire of Nicaea
Bishops of Cyzicus