Methodius II of Constantinople (
Greek
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: Μεθόδιος; died 1240) served as
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
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(in exile due to the
Fourth Crusade
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) for three months in 1240, when he died. He succeeded
Germanus II.
Before he was elected Patriarch, he was abbot of the Hyacinth Monastery in
Nicaea
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. His short patriarchy did not let him make important contributions.
Notes and references
Bibliography
Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο
* «Νεώτερον Εγκυκλοπαιδικόν Λεξικόν Ηλίου» vol. 13, p. 172.
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1240 deaths
13th-century patriarchs of Constantinople
People from the Empire of Nicaea