John VII of Constantinople
Patriarch of Constantinople
b. 8th century · d. 860s
89th Archbishop of Constantinople (Ecumenical Patriarch) · 21 Jan 837–4 Mar 843
Offices
- Archbishop of Constantinople (Ecumenical Patriarch) № 89 · 21 Jan 837 – 4 Mar 843
John VII of Constantinople, surnamed Grammatikos or Grammaticus, i.e., "the Grammarian", was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 21 January 837 to 4 March 843, died before 867. He is not to be confused with the much earlier philosopher John Philoponus.
Related people
- Pankratios child of · traditional
- Antony I of Constantinople succeeded · traditional
- Irene sibling of · traditional
- Arsaber sibling of · traditional
- Methodios I of Constantinople preceded · inferred
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Oriens Christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus 1 claim — Oriens Christianus I, col. 195 sqq. — Patriarchae Constantinopolitani