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Patriarch Joseph II von Constantinopel

Patriarch Joseph II von Constantinopel

Male 1360 - 1439  (79 years)    Has 21 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Joseph II von Constantinopel 
    Prefix Patriarch 
    Birth 1360 
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Jun 1439 
    Siblings 3 Siblings 
    Person ID I669533  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2009 

    Father Ivan Šišman Asen,   b. Abt 1350-1351   d. 3 Jun 1395 (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Dragana von Servien   d. Bef Jul 1395 
    Marriage Abt 1386 
    Family ID F294631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Patriarch of Constantinople from 1416-1439.
      little is known of his early life before he became a monk on Mount Athos . He became Metropolitan of Ephesus in 1393, before being elected Patriarch of Constantinople on 21 May 1416. Together with Byzantine Emperor John VIII Palaiologos , 23 Metropolitan bishops and countless scholars and theologians, he took part in the Council of Florence . While in Florence , he was quartered in the Palazzo Ferrantini. He is portrayed in Benozzo Gozzoli 's frescoes in the Magi Chapel of Palazzo Medici Riccardi , which celebrates the entrance of the Byzantine dignitaries in the city.
      Joseph was very old and ill and died within 2 months. His death caused much grief to all present at the Council, as he was a fervent supporter of union between the Churches. His grave in the Dominican convent church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence survives, with an elaborate fresco portrait in a semi-Byzantine style. He was succeeded as Patriarch of Constantinople by Metrophanes II , who was appointed by Emperor John VIII on account of his similarly pro-unionist sentiments.



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