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His All Holiness '''Eugenius II''' was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 1821 to 1822. He was among the group of [[archbishop]]s held hostage by Mahmud II during the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence. | His All Holiness '''Eugenius II''' was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 1821 to 1822. He was among the group of [[archbishop]]s held hostage by Mahmud II during the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence. | ||
− | Little is known about Patr. Eugenius. Before his election to the Patriarchal throne he was Archbishop of Anchialos in Bulgaria. As the Greek War of Independence began in 1821 the Greek [[bishop]]s, and in particular Patriarch [[Gregory V of Constantinople|Gregory V]] as ethnarch, were held responsible by Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II for not controlling the revolutionists. The hierarchs were placed under confinement by the Sultan. Patriarch Gregory was brutally treated and then hanged over the main gate of the patriarchal compound in Constantinople on [[April 10]], 1821, Pascha night. | + | Little is known about Patr. Eugenius. Before his election to the Patriarchal throne he was Archbishop of Anchialos in Bulgaria. As the Greek War of Independence began in 1821 the Greek [[bishop]]s, and in particular Patriarch [[Gregory V of Constantinople|Gregory V]], as ethnarch, were held responsible by Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II for not controlling the revolutionists. The hierarchs were placed under confinement by the Sultan. Patriarch Gregory was brutally treated and then hanged over the main gate of the patriarchal compound in Constantinople on [[April 10]], 1821, Pascha night. |
− | While still a prisoner of Mahmud, Eugenius was then elected to succeed Patr. Gregory as Eugenius II. He was [[patriarch]] for about a year before he was succeeded in turn by Anthimus III in 1822. | + | While still a prisoner of Mahmud, Eugenius was then elected to succeed Patr. Gregory as Eugenius II. He was [[patriarch]] for about a year before he was succeeded in turn by [[Anthimus III of Constantinople|Anthimus III]] in 1822. |
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title=[[List of Patriarchs of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople]]| | title=[[List of Patriarchs of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople]]| | ||
years=1821-1822| | years=1821-1822| | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*[http://www.kosmix.com/topic/Patriarch_Eugenius_II_of_Constantinople Patriarch Eugenius II of Constantinople] | *[http://www.kosmix.com/topic/Patriarch_Eugenius_II_of_Constantinople Patriarch Eugenius II of Constantinople] | ||
− | *[http://www.mlahanas.de/Greece/Religion/PatriarchEugeniusIIOfConstantinople.html Eugenius II | + | *[http://www.mlahanas.de/Greece/Religion/PatriarchEugeniusIIOfConstantinople.html Eugenius II] |
[[Category: Bishops|Eugenius]] | [[Category: Bishops|Eugenius]] | ||
+ | [[Category:19th-century bishops|Eugenius]] | ||
[[Category: Patriarchs of Constantinople|Eugenius]] | [[Category: Patriarchs of Constantinople|Eugenius]] |
Revision as of 21:43, December 20, 2012
His All Holiness Eugenius II was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 1821 to 1822. He was among the group of archbishops held hostage by Mahmud II during the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence.
Little is known about Patr. Eugenius. Before his election to the Patriarchal throne he was Archbishop of Anchialos in Bulgaria. As the Greek War of Independence began in 1821 the Greek bishops, and in particular Patriarch Gregory V, as ethnarch, were held responsible by Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II for not controlling the revolutionists. The hierarchs were placed under confinement by the Sultan. Patriarch Gregory was brutally treated and then hanged over the main gate of the patriarchal compound in Constantinople on April 10, 1821, Pascha night.
While still a prisoner of Mahmud, Eugenius was then elected to succeed Patr. Gregory as Eugenius II. He was patriarch for about a year before he was succeeded in turn by Anthimus III in 1822.
Eugenius II of Constantinople | ||
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Preceded by: ? |
Archbishop of Anchialos 18xx-1821 |
Succeeded by: ? |
Preceded by: Gregory V |
Patriarch of Constantinople 1821-1822 |
Succeeded by: Anthimus III |
Sources
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops > Bishops by century > 19th-century bishops
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops > Bishops by city > Patriarchs of Constantinople