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Individuals

Shishman, Joseph II (patriarca) di Ivan (Patriarch of Constantinople)

Alternate Forenames

  • Giuseppe
  • Ιωσήφ
Birth Family Shishman
Gender male
Age at Death 79
Database ID 2869

Life Dates

1360
 birth
June 1st, 1439
 death

Employments (2 total)

circa 1380 (date is approximate) to June 1st, 1439
May 21st, 1416 to June 1st, 1439 a

Memorials (1 total)

S. Maria Novella 624 Tomb of Joseph, Patriarch of Constaninople
circa 1440 (date is approximate) to present
 b

Locations (1 total)

Florence, Tuscany, Italy
February 12th, 1439 to June 1st, 1439

Sources (1 total)

A. Diana, "Intorno al monumento funebre del Patriarca"

Notes

  • [a] Joseph had been elected Metropolitan of Ephesus in 1393 after which he was promoted to Patriarch of Constantinople. He died in office while attending the Council of Florence.
  • [b] Patriarch Joseph II died on June 1, 1439, it is not known when his tomb was installed, but by the late 16th century it carried the date June 1, 1440.