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Patriarch Gennadius I of Constantinople - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (959 words) |
 | Gennadius is seen to have been a learnt writer and followed the Antiochene school of literal exegesis although little writings has been left about him. |
 | Gennadius was a presbyter at Constantinople when he succeeded Anatolius in 458 as the Bishop of Constantinople. |
 | Gennadius of Marseilles said of Gennadius was lingua nitidus et ingenio acer, and so rich in knowledge of the ancients that he composed a commentary on the whole Book of Daniel. |
| CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Gennadius II (1729 words) |
 | So he sent for this Gennadius because he was one of the chief enemies of the union, and told him to be patriarch. |
 | From this point of view he stands at the head of a new period in the history of his Church; the principles that still regulate the condition of Orthodox Christians in the Turkish Empire are the result of Mohammed II's arrangement with him. |
 | Gennadius was a prolific writer during all the periods of his life. |