Patriarch Gerasimos I of Constantinople
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Gerasimos I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1320 to 1321.
He was born in Philadelphia
and became abbot
of the prestigious Mangana Monastery in Constantinople
. He was elected as patriarch
at an advanced age, and died on 19 April 1321.
He was born in Philadelphia
Alasehir
Alaşehir, in Antiquity and the Middle Ages known as Philadelphia , i.e. " brotherly love" is a town and district of Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is situated in the valley of the Kuzuçay , at the foot of the Bozdağ...
and became abbot
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
of the prestigious Mangana Monastery in Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
. He was elected as patriarch
at an advanced age, and died on 19 April 1321.