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Christian feast day: Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (Eastern Church)

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Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (Eastern Church) from May 12, null

Germanus I of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 715 to 730

Germanus I of Constantinople was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 715 to 730. He is regarded as a saint by both the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, with a feast day of 12 May. He had been ecumenically preceded by Patriarch John VI of Constantinople, and was…
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Eastern Christianity

Christian traditions originating from Greek- and Syriac-speaking populations

Eastern Christianity comprises Christian traditions and church families that originally developed during classical and late antiquity in the Eastern Mediterranean region or locations further east, south or north. The term does not describe a single communion or religious…
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