Antony II Kauleas ( el, Αντώνιος Β΄ Καυλέας , translit=Antōnios II Kauleas), (died 1 February 901) was
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 th ...
from 893 to February 12, 901.
Life
A monk by age 12, Antony Kauleas became a priest and the abbot of an unnamed monastery. He came to the attention of
Stylianos Zaoutzes, the all-powerful minister of Emperor
Leo VI Leo VI (or Leon VI, notably in Greek) may refer to :
* Leo VI the Wise, Byzantine emperor 886 to 912
* Pope Leo VI, 928 to 929
* King Leo VI of Armenia (1342 – 1393), of the House of Lusignan, last Latin king of the Armenian crusader Kingdom of C ...
. Antony had supported Leo against the former
Patriarch Photios I of Constantinople, and had contributed to the pacification of the Church by effecting a compromise between the supporters of Photios and
Ignatios. The emperor appointed Antony patriarch after the death of his own brother,
Patriarch Stephen I of Constantinople in 893.
Patriarch Antony II was a pious man who generously endowed monastic foundations and founded or re-founded the Kaulea monastery with the support of the emperor, who preached at the church's dedication. Buried in the church of his monastery, Antony was held responsible for various miracles. He was canonized as a saint by both the Orthodox and Catholic Churches and he is commemorated on February 12.
See also
*
Eastern Orthodoxy
References
* ''The
Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium'', Oxford University Press, 1991.
9th-century patriarchs of Constantinople
9th-century births
901 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
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