Gregory III of Constantinople


Gregory III of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
In officeSummer 1445 – Summer 1450
PredecessorMetrophanes II of Constantinople
SuccessorAthanasius II of Constantinople
Personal details
BornBefore c. 1420
Died1459
Rome, Papal States
DenominationEastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church (Before 1449)
Sainthood
Venerated inCatholic Church
Title as SaintWonderworker
Canonized1459
Papal State
by Pius II
PatronageCatholic-Eastern Orthodox Reunification

Gregory III of Constantinople, (surnamed Mammis or Μammas, Greek: Γρηγόριος Μαμμῆς; before c. 1420 – 1459), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople within the Church of Constantinople during the period 1445–1450. He was prominent in unsuccessful initiatives toward reunification with the Catholic Church.


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