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John IV of Constantinople

Patriarch of Constantinople

SaintByzantine EmpirePre-congregation

Feast: 2 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
600
Died
595
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

John IV of Constantinople (died 2 September 595), also known as John Nesteutes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Νηστευτής, Ioannes the Faster), was patriarch of Constantinople (12 April 582 – 2 September 595). He was the first to assume the title Ecumenical Patriarch. He is regarded as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church which holds a feast on 2 September.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

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