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Gennadius Scholarius

Philosopher and theologian
Gennadius II was a Byzantine Greek philosopher and theologian, and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1454 to 1464. He was a strong advocate for the use of Aristotelian philosophy in the Orthodox Church. Wikipedia
Born: 1400, Constantinople
Died: 1473 (age 73 years), Macedonia
Full name: Georgios Kourtesios Scholarios
Feast day: 25 August
Successor: Isidore II; Sophronius I; Mark II;