Ignatios of Constantinople
Ignatius or Ignatios (Greek: Ἰγνάτιος; c. 798 – 23 October 877) was a Patriarch of Constantinople from July 4, 847, to October 23, 858, and from November 23, 867, to his death on October 23, 877. In the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches, he is regarded as a saint, with a feast day of October 23.
Saint Ignatius of Constantinople | |
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Ignatios of Constantinople, Northern tympanon, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul | |
| Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Born | 798 Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Died | 23 October 877 (aged 78–79) Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | October 23 |
Ignatius of Constantinople | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Installed | 847 |
| Term ended | 858, 867–877 |
| Personal details | |
| Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
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