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Leo Styppes ( el, ), (died January 12, 1143) was Patriarch of Constantinople from 1134 until his death in 1143. He was a
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before his ascension. He reigned uneventfully during the rule of
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12th-century patriarchs of Constantinople 1143 deaths Year of birth unknown {{EasternOrthodox-bishop-stub