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81Demophilus of Constantinople — Demophilus (died 386) was bishop of Berea and bishop of Constantinople from 370 until expelled in 380. Biography Born of good family in Thessalonica,[1] he was elected by the Arians to the bishopric of Constantinople.[2] The opinion of the… …
82Archbishop Nectarius of Constantinople — Nectarius (died 397 or 398) was the archbishop of Constantinople from AD 381 until his death, the successor to Saint Gregory Nazianzus.[1] Contents 1 Background 2 His calling 3 …
83Archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople — Maximianus was the archbishop of Constantinople from 25 October 431 until his death on 12 April 434. Biography Maximianus had led a monastic life and had entered presbyteral orders; his action in building, at his own expense, tombs for the… …
84Metrophanes of Byzantium — Saint Metrophanes was the bishop of Byzantium from 306 to 314. He may have retired from his episcopacy and died as late as 326. There is a tradition that, before his death, the Emperor Constantine I bestowed upon him the honorary title of… …
85Holy Sponge — The Holy Sponge is one of the Instruments of the Passion. It was dipped in vinegar (or in some translations sour wine) and offered to Christ to drink during the Crucifixion, according to Matthew 27:48; Mark 15:36; and John 19:29. An object that… …
86Byzantine–Arab Wars — Infobox Military Conflict caption=Greek fire, first used by the Byzantine Navy during the Byzantine Arab Wars. conflict=Byzantine Arab Wars partof=the Muslim conquests date=629 1180 place=Palestine, Syria, Egypt, North Africa, Anatolia, Crete,… …
87Patriarch Nicholas III of Constantinople — Nicholas III Grammatikos or Grammaticus was an Eastern Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople (1084–1111). Educated in Constantinople, Nicholas spent much of his early years in Pisidian Antioch, where it is believed he took his monastic vows. He… …
88Patriarch Constantine VI of Constantinople — Patriarch Constantine VI as a bishop, 1906 Constantine VI (1859 – November 28, 1930) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from December 17, 1924 till January 30, 1925, for 43 days. He served as a locum tenens following the death of… …
89Patriarch Manuel I of Constantinople — Manuel I, surnamed Sarantenos or Charitopoulos (Greek: Μανουήλ Α΄ Σαραντηνός or Χαριτόπουλος), was Patriarch of Constantinople from December 1216 or January [1217] to [1222. He seems to have been called the Philosopher : George Akropolites says… …
90Spread of Islam — This article is about followers of the Islamic faith. For territories under Muslim rule, see Muslim conquests. For religions conversion to Islam, see Religious conversion …
