Patriarch Metrophanes II of Constantinople

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15th-century Christian theologian Eastern Orthodox bishop Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Patriarch Metrophanes II of Constantinople was a 15th-century Ecumenical Patriarch notable for his pro-union stance with the Roman Catholic Church during the final decades of the Byzantine Empire.

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Label	Occurrences
Patriarch Metrophanes II of Constantinople canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	15th-century Christian theologian ⓘ Eastern Orthodox bishop ⓘ Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
areaOfInfluence	Byzantine ecclesiastical hierarchy ⓘ Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ
church	Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	controversy over union with the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	anti-unionist patriarchal policies of many predecessors ⓘ
givenName	Metrophanes NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	final decades of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ period leading up to and around the fall of Constantinople ⓘ
legacy	association with pro-union policies in the late Byzantine Church ⓘ symbol of divisions within Eastern Orthodoxy over relations with Rome ⓘ
notableFor	pro-union stance during the final decades of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ supporting church union with the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
officeScope	spiritual leadership of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
opposedBy	anti-unionist Orthodox clergy ⓘ segments of the Byzantine laity ⓘ
positionHeld	Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
roleIn	debates over union with Rome ⓘ late Byzantine church politics ⓘ
seeAlso	Byzantine–Latin church union efforts ⓘ Council of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ relations between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches ⓘ
supportedBy	advocates of reconciliation with Rome ⓘ pro-union Byzantine political factions ⓘ
theologicalStance	acceptance of closer relations with the Papacy ⓘ support for ecclesiastical union with the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
timePeriod	15th century ⓘ

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Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople → successor → Patriarch Metrophanes II of Constantinople ⓘ