December 1019-1025 A.D. Eustathius—Constantinople’s 100th; Widening Gap Between Constantinople &
Rome; Rome Claiming Universal
Jurisdiction (In Universo) with
Constantinople a Sub-Unit (In Suo Orbe)—not
very well received in Constantinople
Eustathius of Constantinople
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Eustathius was the protopresbyter of the imperial palace when he was raised to the
Patriarchal throne by the Emperor Basil II. Eustathius participated in the efforts of the Byzantines
in 1024 to come to an accommodation with the Latin Papacy concerning the widening gap between the Western
and Eastern churches, which culminated in the Schism of 1054. At the time of Eustathius, the Papacy claimed
dominion over the Christian world, not just primacy, a position which offended
Constantinople, the effective spiritual guides of much of the East to include
the Russians, Bulgarians and Serbs. Eustathius offered a compromise to Pope John XIX, suggesting that the Orthodox Patriarch would be ecumenic in its own sphere (in suo orbe) in the East
as the Papacy was in the world (in universo).[1] It is assumed this was Eustathius' effort to retain
control over the Southern Italian churches.[2] While the offer was rejected, there was an
acceptance by John of the practice of the Byzantine Rite in the south of Italy in exchange for the
establishment of Latin Rite churches in Constantinople.[3]
References
Sources
- Charles William Previté-Orton, ed.. The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History, Vol. 1. Cambridge: University Press, 1979.
- Steven Runciman. Byzantine Civilisation. London, University Paparback, 1961.
- JM Hussey. The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986.
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Preceded by
Sergius II |
Patriarch of Constantinople
1019–1025 |
Succeeded by
Alexius I the Studite |
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