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Accession of Patriarch Sergius II of Constantinople (1012)

Type Event Region Anatolia Time 1012

Sergius II (Σέργιος Β′), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, was elected June–July 1001 per Skylitzes and died July 1019;…

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  1. 1001Hagia Sophia, Constantinople · TurkeySergius II came from a distinguished family, was a relative of Patriarch Photios I, and had served as abbot of the Monastery of Manuel. After the death of Sisinnius II, he was elected Patriarch of Constantinople, inheriting his opposition to the private granting of monastic properties.
  2. 1012Constantinople · TurkeyIn 1012, while Basil II was preoccupied with the Bulgarian wars, Patriarch Sergius II continued to resist the emperor's allellengyon decree (requiring large landowners to pay taxes on behalf of poor peasant households) and supported the interests of the powerful classes; in June of the same year Pope Sergius IV of Rome died, leaving East–West church relations in a delicate period.
  3. 1016–1019Constantinople · TurkeyIn 1016 the patriarch restored the charistikion system (grants of monastic properties) under imperial pressure; he died in July 1019 and was succeeded by Eustathios. During his tenure he insisted on the title of Ecumenical Patriarch and left behind canonical documents on marriage and monastic properties.

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