Michael Autorianus

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Michael Autorianus

patriarch of Constantinople

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A successor, Michael Autorianus, was elected in Nicaea (1208), where he enjoyed the support of a restored Greek empire. Although he lived in exile, Michael Autorianus was recognized as the legitimate patriarch by the entire Orthodox world. He continued to administer the immense Russian metropolitanate. The Bulgarian…
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A successor, Michael Autorianus, was elected in Nicaea (1208), where he enjoyed the support of a restored Greek empire. Although he lived in exile, Michael Autorianus was recognized as the legitimate patriarch by the entire Orthodox world. He continued to administer the immense Russian metropolitanate. The Bulgarian…
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