Nilus of Constantinople
Nilus Kerameus (Greek: Νείλος Κεραμεύς; ? – 1 February 1388) was the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople between spring 1380 and 1388. He was a Hesychast. In 1380, he convened a synod to decide the metropolitanate of Moscow, choosing Bulgarian-born Hesychast Cyprian (1336–1406). In 1382, Stephen of Perm wrote a letter to Nilus concerning the Strigolniki schism. References 14th-century patriarchs of Constantinople Hesychasts 1388 deaths