Andrew of Constantinople [SEP] canonization status
Andrew of Constantinople
Andrew of Constantinople (Andrew the Fool-for-Christ or Andrew, the Fool; ; died in 936) is considered a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church, and is revered as a Fool for Christ.
Andrew, a Slav by birth, was a slave of Theognostus, who was serving as a bodyguard in Constantinople. Later, he decided to become a Fool for Christ, living out his goal with humility and patience.
According to certain sources, Andrew had a vision of Most
the Latin capture of Constantinople in 1204, during the Fourth Crusade.
Status in the Orthodox Church History.
The see of Byzantium, whose foundation was later ascribed to Andrew the Apostle, was originally a common bishopric. It gained importance when Emperor Constantine elevated Byzantium to a second capital alongside Rome and named it Constantinople. The see's ecclesiastical status as the second of five Patriarchates were developed by the Ecumenical Councils of Constantinople in 381 and Chalcedon in 451.
The Turkish government recognizes him as the spiritual leader of the Greek