Nectarius of Constantinople

Who they were

Nectarius came from a senatorial family of Tarsus and was a praetor at Constantinople when the second general council met there in 381. When St. Gregory Nazianzen resigned the see, the emperor chose Nectarius to succeed him, though he was not yet baptised, and he was consecrated in the white robe of the newly baptised. Soon after, the council gave Constantinople rank next after Rome.

His rule as patriarch was quiet. He made no concessions to the Arians, who burned his house in 388, and after a public scandal he did away with the office of penitentiary priest and public penance at Constantinople. He died on 27 September 397 and was succeeded by St. John Chrysostom. He appears as St. Nectarius in the Orthodox calendar on 11 October.

The miracles

The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe any miracles or a formal cause.

Why that counted as sanctity

The patriarch of Constantinople who followed St. Gregory Nazianzen and preceded St. John Chrysostom.

Connected on this site

• Arsacius of Tarsus Saint Brother or sister
• Gregory of Nazianzus Saint
  “Nectarius of Constantinople (Greek: Νεκτάριος; died 27 September 397) was the archbishop of Constantinople from 381 until his death, the successor to Saint Gregory of Nazianzus and predecessor to John Chrysostom.” — Wikipedia
• John Chrysostom Saint
  “Nectarius of Constantinople (Greek: Νεκτάριος; died 27 September 397) was the archbishop of Constantinople from 381 until his death, the successor to Saint Gregory of Nazianzus and predecessor to John Chrysostom.” — Wikipedia