November 970-974 A.D. Basil I Scamadrenus—Constantinople’s 95th; Tragos,
1st Charter of Mount Athos; Exiled to Skamandros Monastery
Basil I of Constantinople
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Basil
I, surnamed Scamandrenus or Skamandrenos (Greek: Βασίλειος Σκαμανδρηνός) from the Skamandros Monastery, which he founded,
was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 970 to 974. Before his election as Patriarch,
he was a monk in Olympus of Syria and continued his monastic life after his election. As a Patriarch he was
accused as a conspirator against the Emperor John I Tzimiskes and as a violator of holy rules, but he refused to
appear in front of a royal court. He was exiled and went to the Skamandros
Monastery, where he died.
During his patriarchate, the
so-called Tragos, the
first Charter of the monastical state of Mount Athos, was written and ratified. It was named after the
animal whose skin was used for the parchment on which the text was written,
namely a male goat.
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Preceded by
Polyeuctus |
Patriarch
of Constantinople
970–974 |
Succeeded by
Antony III |
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