RELIGIOUS FIGURE

George II of Constantinople

1101 - 1198

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George II Xiphilinos (Greek: Γεώργιος Ξιφιλῖνος; died 7 July 1198) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1191 and 1198. George was born to the Xiphilinos family, to which previous Patriarch John VIII of Constantinople belonged. According to Theodore Balsamon, George II, during the reign of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, added one member to the Exokatakoiloi (an office similar to the Catholic cardinal in the Greek Church of the time), making it six. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George II of Constantinople is the 2,280th most popular religious figure (up from 2,554th in 2019). (up from 3,753rd in 2019)

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Among religious figures, George II of Constantinople ranks 2,280 out of 3,187Before him are Asser, Quodvultdeus, Rino Fisichella, Jacob of Nisibis, Paul IV of Constantinople, and Pope Theonas of Alexandria. After him are Victor and Corona, Sadegh Khalkhali, Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious, Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Peter Jan Beckx, and David Wilkerson.

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Among people born in 1101, George II of Constantinople ranks 12Before him are Eustathius of Thessalonica, William de Longchamp, Dobrodeia of Kiev, Andronikos I of Trebizond, Theodore II of Constantinople, and Michael IV of Constantinople. After him are Raymond IV, Count of Tripoli, Adela of Meissen, and Berenguer de Palou II. Among people deceased in 1198, George II of Constantinople ranks 12Before him are Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, Sophia of Minsk, Dulce of Aragon, Eustathius of Thessalonica, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, and Frederick I, Duke of Austria.

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