Constantine Leichoudes

Constantine Leichoudes
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
In office2 February 1059 – 9 August 1063
PredecessorMichael I Cerularius
SuccessorJohn VIII of Constantinople
Personal details
Born
Died9 August 1063

Constantine III Leichoudes (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Λειχούδης; died 9 August 1063) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1059 to 1063.

Born in Constantinople, he was a fellow student of Michael Psellus and John Xiphilinus. He rose to high court offices: appointed protovestiarios, he later became proedros ("president") of the Senate and was one of the senior aides of emperors Michael V and Constantine IX. He also became abbot of the imperial Mangana Monastery, and in 1059, following the dismissal of Michael I Cerularius, he was elected into the patriarchal office, which he held until his death. He is considered a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and is commemorated on 29 July.

Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by Patriarch of Constantinople
1059–1063
Succeeded by



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