John IV of Constantinople


John IV of Constantinople
BornConstantinople
Died2 September 595
Constantinople
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Feast2 September
John IV of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Installed11 April 582
Term ended595
PredecessorEutychius of Constantinople
SuccessorCyriacus of Constantinople
Personal details
DenominationChalcedonian Christianity

John IV of Constantinople (died 2 September 595), also known as John Nesteutes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Νηστευτής, "Ioannes the Faster"), was the 33rd Patriarch of Constantinople (11 April 582 – 595). He was the first to assume the title Ecumenical Patriarch. He is regarded as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church which holds a feast on 2 September.


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