Nephon I of Constantinople
Nephon I of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | 9 May 1310 – 11 April 1314 |
| Predecessor | Athanasius I of Constantinople |
| Successor | John XIII of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 3 September 1328 |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Nephon I of Constantinople (Niphon of Cyzicus; Greek: Νήφων; died on 3 September 1328) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1310 to 1314. From Veria, Greece. Nicephorus Gregoras claimed Nephon to be illiterate, a lover of luxury, and ill-suited for the position. Due to his willingness to compromise, during his time as patriarch the Arsenite Schism was healed within the Byzantine Church. Nephon I abdicated the throne after four years.
Nephon I founded the Church of the Holy Apostles in Thessaloniki and his ktetor portrait exists at the church walls.