Chrysanthus of Constantinople (

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: Χρύσανθος), original surname ''Manoleas'' (Μανωλέας; 25 February 1768 – 10 September 1834), was

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during the period 1824–1826. He was and was born on 25 February 1768 in the village Dolno Gramatikovo, later known as Grammatiko, Pella. He descended from the Manoleas family. He served as metropolitan bishop of

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, and from 1811 of

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, a position he held when he was elected

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on 9 July 1824, after the deposition of his predecessor, Anthimus III of Constantinople. He was a member of the

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. He was educated and arrogant, and made many enemies. He was accused of having an affair with Evfimia, widow of the traitor Asimakis, and for this reason, he was deposed by the Ottomans on 26 September 1826 and was exiled to Kayseri. He died on 10 September 1834 and was buried in the Monastery of Christ the Saviour in the island of Prinkipos,Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο
where he resided for the last years of his life.

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διδακτορική διατριβή, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης (ΑΠΘ), Θεολογική Σχολή, Τμήμα Ποιμαντικής και Κοινωνικής Θεολογίας, 2006. {{Authority control 1768 births 1834 deaths People from Edessa, Greece (municipality) Greek people of Bulgarian descent 19th-century ecumenical patriarchs of Constantinople Members of the Filiki Eteria