John of Cappadocia, patriarch of Constantinople

John of Cappadocia

Patriarch of Constantinople from 518 to 520

John of Cappadocia, surnamed Cappadox or the Cappadocian, was patriarch of Constantinople in 518–520, during the reign of Byzantine emperor Anastasius I Dicorus after an enforced condemnation of the Council of Chalcedon. His short patriarchate is memorable for the celebrated…