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Stephen I of Constantinople

Stephen I of Constantinople
Stephen I of Constantinople
Holy Hierarch
Patriarch

Saint Stephen, Patriarch of Constantinople, was the youngest son of Emperor Basil the Macedonian and the biological brother of Emperor Leo the Wise. He received the sacred order under Patriarch Photius. In 886, when Patriarch Photius was forced to leave the patriarchal throne, Saint Stephen was elevated to the Constantinople See. He vigilantly stood guard over his spiritual flock, was merciful and interceded for the defenseless, cared for widows and orphans, and was characterized by extreme abstinence. He peacefully departed this life in 893 and was buried in the Sicilian Monastery.

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