Nephon II of Constantinople


Nephon II of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Fresco depicting Nephon II (in the middle)
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
In officeLate 1486 – early 1488
1497 – 1498
Spring 1502
PredecessorSymeon I of Constantinople
Maximus IV of Constantinople
Joachim I of Constantinople
SuccessorDionysius I of Constantinople
Joachim I of Constantinople
Pachomius I of Constantinople
Previous post(s)Metropolitan of Thessaloniki
Personal details
Born
Died11 August 1508
Monastery of Dionysiou on Mount Athos
Sainthood
Feast day11 August
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church

Nephon II of Constantinople (Nifon II (Greek: Νήφων; Albanian: Nifoni; died 11 August 1508), born Nicholas (Νικόλαος), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople three times: from 1486 to 1488, from 1497 to 1498 and for a short time in 1502. He is honored as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and his feast day is 11 August.