John IV of Constantinople | |
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Born | Constantinople |
Died | 2 September 595 Constantinople |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | 2 September |
John IV of Constantinople | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Installed | 11 April 582 |
Term ended | 595 |
Predecessor | Eutychius of Constantinople |
Successor | Cyriacus of Constantinople |
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Denomination | Chalcedonian 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.