Dionisie I al Constantinopolului
Cel întru sfinți Părintele nostru Dionisie I a fost Patriarh al Constantinopolului în a doua parte a secolului al XV-lea, după Căderea Constantinopolului sub turci, în două perioade: de la 1467 la 1471 și apoi de la 1488 la 1490. Prăznuirea lui în Biserica Ortodoxă se face la 23 noiembrie.
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The future patriarch was born in Dimitsana in the Peloponnese. The date of his birth is not known. Having chosen a monastic life, he was tonsured a monk at the Magganon Monastery in Constantinople, under the spiritual guidance of Mark the Eugenikos, the future metropolitan of Ephesus and saint. Dionysius was ordained by St. Mark into the diaconate and the priesthood.
After the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks, Dionysius was held captive by the Turks in Adrianoupolis, but was liberated through the efforts of a noble by the name of Kyritzis. After obtaining his freedom, Dionysius was consecrated to the episcopate and assigned as Metropolitan of Philippoupolis by Patriarch Gennadius II Scholarius.
In January 1467, through the influence of the step-mother of Sultan Mehmed II, a Christian named Mara Brankovic, he became Patriarch of Constantinople, a position he held until 1471.
Dionysius came under accusation that he had renounced his Christian faith and accepted circumcision during his captivity in Adrianoupolis. That this was false he proved before a panel of hierarchs and laymen "by showing his flesh to all the people". Having proven his point, Dionysius left the patriarchate in 1471 and entered the Monastery of Eikosifinissa in Drama.
In 1488, Dionysius was called back to become patriarch again, the position he continued to hold until he retired again in 1490. He then returned to the Monastery of Eikosifinissa where he remained until his repose in 1492.
Dionysius has been recognized as a saint and is remembered on November 23.
| Dionisie I al Constantinopolului | ||
|---|---|---|
| Precedat de: ? |
Metropolit de Philippoupolis 14xx-1467 |
Urmat de: ? |
| Precedat de: Simeon I |
Patriarh al Constantinopolului 1467-1471 |
Urmat de: Simeon I |
| Precedat de: Nifon II |
Patriarh al Constantinopolului 1488-1490 |
Urmat de: Maxim IV |
