Sergius II of Constantinople (; died July 1019) was the

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from July 1001 to 1019. According to the history of

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, he was a relative of the celebrated 9th-century patriarch

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. In 1001, he was abbot of the Monastery of Manuel, which had been re-founded by Photius I, when he was elected to fill the patriarchal see (June/July 1001). According to the later legend, Sergius II was in the conflict with the

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.The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica, Sergius II
"''A story that Pope Sergius IV (1009–1012) sent Sergius II, a letter insisting on the Latin Trinitarian teaching that the

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relates to both Father and Son (

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), thus initiating the Eastern schism when Patriarch Sergius II reacted by erasing the Pope's name from the Byzantine prayer intercessions, is the invention of 12th-century controversialists''". According to John Skylitzes, he died in July 1019. His successor was

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Bibliography

Official website of the Ecumenic Patriarchate of Constantinople
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sergius 02 Of Constantinople 10th-century births 1019 deaths 11th-century patriarchs of Constantinople Year of birth unknown Basil II