John VIII of Constantinople
John VIII Xiphilinos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Ξιφιλῖνος; c. 1010 – 2 August 1075), a native of Trebizond, was a Byzantine intellectual, jurist, and patriarch of Constantinople from 1064 to 1075. He was the uncle of John Xiphilinus, the Epimator. He is considered "an innovator in the field of the methodology of jurisprudential research."
Saint John Xiphilinos | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Seal | |
| Church | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| In office | 1 January 1064 – 2 August 1075 |
| Predecessor | Constantine Leichoudes |
| Successor | Cosmas I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1010 Trebizond (modern-day Trabzon, Turkey) |
| Died | 2 August 1075 Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Education | University of Constantinople |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | August 30 |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodoxy
Philosophy career |
| Institutions | University of Constantinople |
| Notable students | Michael Psellos |
Main interests | Jurisprudence |
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