Constantius I and II

[Steven Avery]

Constantius I of Constantinople (1777-1859)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantius_I_of_Constantinople

Constantius I (1777 – 5 January 1859) was Ecumenical Patriarch during the period 1830–1834.

He was born in 1777 in Constantinople.[1] He studied in the Patriarchal School, in Iași and in Kiev. In 1805, he was elected Archbishop of Sinai, a position he held until he was elected Ecumenical Patriarch in 1830. He resigned in 1834 and devoted his life to studying and writing. He died on 5 January 1859.[2]

Petzolt, Martin, “Constantius of Sinai”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 20 March 2024 <
http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_SIM_12130
First published online: 2011

First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013
Constantius of Sinai
https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/religion-past-and-present/*-SIM_12130


The most basic evidence is that Constantius, who was Abbot of the Monastery and then Patriarch, a very good paleographer, never mentioned such a codex to anyone, and especially to the Oikonomou ex Oikonomon, as can be seen from a handwritten note of the Oikonomou kept in the Academy of Athens.

(where is this from?) - Farmakidis
Anyway, this is likely Sinai, and can be researched at the Academy

 

[Steven Avery]

David W. Daniels
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[Steven Avery]

Amphilochius letter confirms connection of Simonides and Constantius
https://purebibleforum.com/index.ph...connection-of-simonides-and-constantius.3167/

Also was the letter quoted by Simonides involving Constantius and Sinaiticus legit?

 

[Steven Avery]

ancient catalog at St. Catherine's Monastery? - #01 - catalogue made for Constantius of Constantinople
https://www.purebibleforum.com/inde...alog-at-st-catherines-monastery.103/#post-245

 

[Steven Avery]

https://orthodoxwiki.org/List_of_Patriarchs_of_Constantinople

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Constantius_II_of_Constantinople
Constantius II (Greek: Κωνστάντιος; 1789–1859) served as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople during the period 1834–1835.

Quick Facts His All Holiness, Church ...

His All Holiness Constantius II
Personal details
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Church	Church of Constantinople
Diocese	Constantinople
See	Ecumenical Patriarchate
Installed	18 August 1834
Term ended	26 September 1835
Predecessor	Constantius I
Successor	Gregory VI
Born	1789
Died	1859 Arnavutköy
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox Church
Occupation	Ecumenical Patriarch

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Before his election as Ecumenical Patriarch in 1834, he had been Metropolitan bishop of Veliko Tarnovo. He wasn't particularly educated, nor did he have administrative skills. So, the next year he had to resign. He retired to Arnavutköy on the Bosphorus, where he died in 1859. He was buried in the forecourt of the Holy Church of Asomatoi in Arnavutköy.

 

[Steven Avery]

Faked - Simonides saw Constantius I
I believe NF affirms that is the friendly one.

Constantius I of Constantinople - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

He was born in 1770 in Constantinople.[1] He studied in the Patriarchal School, in Iași and in Kiev. In 1805, he was elected Archbishop of Sinai, a position he held until he was elected Ecumenical Patriarch in 1830. He resigned in 1834 and devoted his life to studying and writing. He died on 5 January 1859.[2]

 

[Steven Avery]

Tischendorf in 1853 was seeing Constantius II, since he was head at Sinai
1853 - February 14th - Constantine Tischendorf second visit: "He visits [Constantios the 2nd] the [i.e. former Ecumenical (18th of August, 1835 to 26th of September, 1835)] Patriarch [of Constantinople] and [i.e. current] Head [and Raithu] of the Sinai Monastery together with the Russian minister and general consul and finds the best reception ; he hopes to find the same reception at Sinai itself ; his dear old friend Cyril the librarian [= not to be confused with Cyril (or Kyrillos) the III (Greek Κύριλλος; French: Cyrille; Russian: Кирилл) who later became Archbishop of Sinai] he is still there ; he believes he has God’s blessing for his new journey." (Letter to his brother Julius, Cairo, on Page 198 [Digital Page 3] of "The Discovery of the Codex Sinaiticus as reported in the personal letters of Konstantin Tischendorf." By Jeffrey Michael Featherstone 19/01/2020).

Konstantios II (1804 – 9 Jul 1859) - the link goes to Constantios I !!
Archbishop of Mount Sinai and Raithu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_of_Mount_Sinai_and_Raithu

Wiki has

Constantius I as "In 1805, he was elected Archbishop of Sinai, a position he held until he was elected Ecumenical Patriarch in 1830."

Constantios II as Bishop of Sinai 1804-1859

 

[Steven Avery]

The Church of Sinai is a Greek Orthodox autonomous church whose territory consists of St. Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai in Egypt, along with several dependencies. There is a dispute as to whether the church is fully autocephalous or merely autonomous. The church is headed by the Archbishop of Mount Sinai and Raithu, who is traditionally consecrated by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and also serves as abbot for the monastery. The current hierarch is Archbishop Damian.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Sinai

Thus, if Tischendorf wanted simply the people over Sinai, he likely would have gone to Jerusalem.

 

[Steven Avery]

Matthew Namee

Whereas Constantius II was described as “an extremely mediocre and uneducated primate, one of the worst in decades, and his complete inactivity at a time when the Church was so clearly in need of leadership united all factions against him,”

https://www.orthodoxhistory.org/2021/11/08/the-patriarch-who-defied-the-ottoman-empire/

This article would not have been possible without the outstanding scholarship of Jack Fairey, who wrote the must-read book The Great Powers and Orthodox Christendom: The Crisis over the Eastern Church in the Era of the Crimean War and the equally valuable paper “‘Discord and Confusion… under the Pretext of Religion’: European Diplomacy and the Limits of Orthodox Ecclesiastical Authority in the Eastern Mediterranean” (The International History Review 34:1 (March 2012), 19-44), which covers the fight between Patriarch Gregory and the British Empire. Other valuable sources include the following: