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to drink" with a picture of a soldier offering Christ vinegar on a sponge attached to a pole. John the
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1723:Meletius III
1688:Agathangelus
1678:Anthimus III
1588:Neophytus VI
1566:Jeremias III
1551:Athanasius V
1531:Neophytus IV
1511:Gerasimus II
1506:Dionysius IV
1451:Parthenius I
1406:Neophytus II
1396:Theophanes I
1376:Pachomius II
1356:Dionysius II
1351:Joannicius I
1341:Theoleptus I
1291:Sophronius I
1276:Gennadius II
1234:Euthymius II
1224:Callistus II
1159:Athanasius I
1139:Germanus III
1119:Methodius II
1059:Theodosius I
1029:Theodotus II
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1835:Athenagoras
1805:Gregory VII
1783:Meletius IV
1758:Dionysius V
1748:Joachim III
1728:Anthimus VI
1718:Germanus IV
1708:Anthimus IV
1683:Chrysanthus
1673:Eugenius II
1663:Jeremias IV
1618:Meletius II
1603:Seraphim II
1541:Neophytus V
1536:Gabriel III
1431:Anthimus II
1371:Jeremias II
1336:Pachomius I
1316:Maximus III
1306:Dionysius I
1249:Gregory III
1199:Callistus I
1179:Gerasimus I
1114:Germanus II
1099:Theodore II
1049:Michael III
1034:Neophytus I
1024:Nicholas IV
949:Nicholas II
929:Theophylact
914:Εuthymius I
884:Methodius I
869:Theodotus I
759:Cyriacus II
694:Gennadius I
642:Sisinnius I
551:Metrophanes
476:Athenodorus
461:Eleutherius
410:Bishops of
361:Methodios I
317:J.B. Bury,
207:Grammatikos
128:Grammaticus
124:Grammatikos
122:, surnamed
1886:Categories
1820:Photius II
1778:Germanus V
1753:Joachim IV
1738:Joachim II
1713:Anthimus V
1703:Gregory VI
1633:Gabriel IV
1583:Seraphim I
1578:Paisius II
1561:Cosmas III
1481:Gabriel II
1426:Gregory IV
1421:Timothy II
1411:Raphael II
1401:Meletius I
1386:Matthew II
1361:Joasaph II
1346:Jeremias I
1326:Maximus IV
1281:Isidore II
1204:Philotheus
1154:Gregory II
1104:Maximus II
1094:Michael IV
1069:Nicetas II
1014:Michael II
994:Eustratius
964:Eustathius
959:Sergius II
944:Αntony III
934:Polyeuctus
919:Stephen II
909:Nicholas I
839:Anastasius
834:Germanus I
804:Theodore I
734:Anthimus I
729:Epiphanius
652:Maximianus
607:Demophilus
526:Eugenius I
516:Cyriacus I
501:Olympianus
303:References
211:Michael II
200:iconodules
187:iconoclast
170:, wife of
69:Term ended
1840:Demetrius
1830:Maximus V
1815:Basil III
1733:Cyril VII
1653:Gregory V
1638:Procopius
1546:Cyprianus
1471:Paisius I
1466:Cyril III
1391:Gabriel I
1331:Joachim I
1321:Nephon II
1311:Raphael I
1286:Joasaph I
1239:Joseph II
1229:Matthew I
1219:Antony IV
1194:Isidore I
1174:John XIII
1124:Manuel II
1084:George II
1079:Dositheus
1019:Cosmas II
984:John VIII
974:Michael I
904:Antony II
899:Stephen I
894:Photios I
849:Nicetas I
789:Thomas II
769:Sergius I
744:Eutychius
719:Timothy I
709:Euphemius
689:Anatolius
680:Byzantine
667:Anatolius
647:Nestorius
622:Nectarius
617:Gregory I
612:Maximus I
577:Alexander
556:Alexander
412:Byzantium
249:Citations
224:al-Ma'mun
216:synkellos
130:, i.e., "
99:iconodule
61:Installed
1825:Benjamin
1668:Cyril VI
1556:Cyril IV
1436:Cyril II
1301:Symeon I
1209:Macarius
1189:John XIV
1169:Nephon I
1164:John XII
1144:Joseph I
1129:Arsenius
1109:Μanuel I
1074:Leontius
1064:Basil II
1054:Chariton
989:Cosmas I
889:Ignatios
879:John VII
874:Antony I
859:Tarasius
814:Paul III
809:George I
764:Thomas I
749:John III
704:Fravitta
632:Arsacius
602:Evagrius
597:Eudoxius
587:Eusebius
536:Dometius
521:Castinus
506:Marcus I
496:Pertinax
486:Laurence
456:Diogenes
451:Sedecion
446:Plutarch
436:Onesimus
344:Antony I
236:Bithynia
120:John VII
1796:Turkish
1593:Cyril V
1496:Clement
1416:Cyril I
1296:Mark II
1267:Ottoman
1149:John XI
1004:John IX
969:Alexius
939:Βasil I
924:Tryphon
854:Paul IV
829:John VI
779:Paul II
774:Pyrrhus
754:John IV
724:John II
699:Acacius
662:Flavian
657:Proclus
637:Atticus
541:Rufinus
491:Alypius
431:Stachys
232:Baghdad
112:vinegar
1859:Nicaea
1613:Samuel
1184:Isaias
1089:John X
794:John V
582:Paul I
546:Probus
481:Euzois
426:Andrew
1521:James
1214:Nilus
824:Cyrus
784:Peter
739:Menas
531:Titus
466:Felix
417:Roman
191:Leo V
136:Greek
1044:Luke
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