St. Gennadius IPatriarch of Constantinople
Holy Hierarch· Gold: Colour of the kings
“...would not ordain a man to the priesthood unless he was quite knowledgeable in Holy Scripture, and knew the Psalter by heart.”
Dates of commemoration for saint
Birth
5th century
Byzantine Empire
Death
471
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Life path
- Monk
- Patriarch
- Author
Eras
- Eutychian heresy
- Simony