December 984-996 A.D. Nicholas II Chyrsoberges—Constantinople’s 97th; 1st Metropolitan Appointed for
Russia
Nicholas II of Constantinople
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Seal of Patriarch Nicholas Chrsoberges
Nicholas
II Chrysoberges (Greek: Νικόλαος ὁ Χρυσοβέργης) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 984 to 996.
In 980, during the reign of
Emperor Basil II, when Nicholas Chrysoberges was Ecumenical
Patriarch, the Archangel Gabriel was believed to have appeared in the guise of a
monk to the disciple of a certain monk at the Monastery of
the Pantocrator in Mount Athos. The monk reported that the angel sang a new verse
of the matins hymn, recorded on a slate still held at the monastery. Nicholas
received the relic in the cathedral of Hagia Sophia. The Axion Estin is still sung in Orthodox services.
Nicholas' tenure also saw the
completion of the Christianization
of the Rus' and the appointment of the first metropolitan for Russia, Michael the
Syrian.
Patriarch Nicholas was later
canonized and is commemorated by both the Roman Catholic Church and the
Orthodox Church on December 16.
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Preceded by
Antony III the Studite |
Patriarch of Constantinople
984–996 |
Succeeded by
Sisinnius II |
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