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Eugenius II of Constantinople

Eugenius II of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1821 to 1822


Eugenius II (Greek: Εὐγένιος; c.1780  27 July 1822) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1821 until his death in 1822.[1][2] Prior to his election as Patriarch, he was Archbishop of Anchialos in Bulgaria.

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Eugenius was among the Archbishops held as hostages by Mahmud II along with Patriarch Gregory V when the Greek War of Independence broke out in 1821. On 10 April 1821, Gregory V was deposed and hanged by the Turks in the central gate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Archbishop Eugenius, still a prisoner at the time, was elected as the new Patriarch under the name Eugenius II.


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  1. "Ευγένιος Βʹ". ec-patr.org. Κατάλογος Οικουμενικών Πατριαρχών [List of Ecumenical Patriarchs] (in Greek). Office of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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