John XII of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1294 to 1303
John XII of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
In office1 January 1294 – 21 January 1303
PredecessorAthanasius I of Constantinople
SuccessorAthanasius I of Constantinople
Personal details
Born?
Diedafter 1308

John XII (Greek: Ἰωάννης; died after 1308) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1294 to 1303. John XII was born in Sozopolis on the western Black Sea coast (now Sozopol, Bulgaria). Prior to becoming patriarch, he was known as Kosmas.[1]

References

  1. ^ MacGillivray Nicol, Donald (1993). The last centuries of Byzantium, 1261-1453 (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-521-43991-6.
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Preceded by Patriarch of Constantinople
1294–1303
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