George I of Constantinople | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Died | January or February 686 Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | 18 August |
George I of Constantinople | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Installed | c. November 679 |
Term ended | January 686 |
Predecessor | Theodore I of Constantinople |
Successor | Theodore I of Constantinople |
Personal details | |
Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
George I of Constantinople (Greek: Γεώργιος; died January or February 686) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 679 to 686.[1] He was succeeded, after a one-year bishopric and interlude of a reign by patriarch Theodore I of Constantinople.[2]
George I is commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as a saint, with his feast day being 18 August.[3]