Cyprianus (
Greek
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: Κυπριανός) served as
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
The ecumenical patriarch ( el, Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης, translit=Oikoumenikós Patriárchēs) is the archbishop of Constantinople ( Istanbul), New Rome and '' primus inter pares'' (first among equals) among the heads of ...
twice, in 1707-1709 and 1713–1714.
He served as metropolitan bishop of
Kayseri. On 25 October 1707, he was elected Patriarch, succeeding
Neophytus V.
He gave emphasis to the strictness of clerics' lives and preserved up to today, is his circular about clergy being forbidden to use bright clothing («»). He made, though, enemies and was led to his deposition in May 1709. Later, he was exiled to
Vatopedi Monastery
The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi ( el, Βατοπέδι, ) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, Greece. The monastery was expanded several times during its history, particularly during the Byzantine period and in the 18th an ...
of
Mount Athos.
In November 1713, when
Cyril IV of Constantinople refused the increase to the tax to
Sublime Porte
The Sublime Porte, also known as the Ottoman Porte or High Porte ( ota, باب عالی, Bāb-ı Ālī or ''Babıali'', from ar, باب, bāb, gate and , , ), was a synecdoche for the central government of the Ottoman Empire.
History
The name ...
and resigned, Cyprianus was reelected Patriarch. Neither he, though, was able to pay the tax of 25,000
Kuruş
Kuruş ( ; ), also gurush, ersh, gersh, grush, grosha, and grosi, are all names for currency denominations in and around the territories formerly part of the Ottoman Empire. The variation in the name stems from the different languages it is us ...
and he resigned again on 28 February 1714.
Sources
Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο
18th-century Greek people
18th-century Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople
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