Nephon II of Constantinople
Nephon II of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Fresco depicting Nephon II (in the middle) | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | Late 1486 – early 1488 1497 – 1498 Spring 1502 |
| Predecessor | Symeon I of Constantinople Maximus IV of Constantinople Joachim I of Constantinople |
| Successor | Dionysius I of Constantinople Joachim I of Constantinople Pachomius I of Constantinople |
| Previous post | Metropolitan of Thessaloniki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 11 August 1508 |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 11 August |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Nephon II of Constantinople (Nifon II (Greek: Νήφων; Albanian: Nifoni; died 11 August 1508), born Nicholas (Νικόλαος), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople three times: from 1486 to 1488, from 1497 to 1498 and for a short time in 1502. He is honored as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and his feast day is 11 August.