January
71-89 A.D. Polycarpus 1—Claimed as 4th
Patriarch of Constantinople
(*Anachronistic to use the term "Patriarch.")
Polycarpus I (Greek: Πολύκαρπος
Α) was a bishop of Byzantium. He succeeded Bishop Onesimus in 71, and served in that office for eighteen years
until his death in 89. His last eight years of office (from 81) were during
Emperor Domitian's persecution of the Christians.[1] His relics are deposited in the
Cathedral of Argyropolis.
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Preceded by
Onesimus |
Bishop of Byzantium
69–89 |
Succeeded by
Plutarch |
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