Picture: Authors of Menologion of Basil II (circa 985 AC, Constantinople), Byzantine manuscript illuminators[1]: Pantoleon with Georgios, Michael the Younger, Michael of · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Antony II of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 893 to 901
SaintResearchedByzantine EmpirePre-congregation
Feast: 12 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
829
Died
901
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Constantinople, Saint Antony, called Cauleas, bishop, who in the time of the Emperor Leo VI worked hard to strengthen peace and unity in the Church.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 February as a bishop of Constantinople who worked for peace and unity in the Church under Emperor Leo VI.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 12 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1281221 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Antony II of Constantinople (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.