Nicholas Chrysoberges

Nicholas II Chrysoberges, Patriarch of Constantinople.

Nicholas Chrysoberges was Patriarch of Constantinople in the late tenth century, in the days of the emperor Basil II. He governed the Church with wisdom and reposed in peace in 991.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Nicholas Chrysoberges is commemorated on December 16. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on December 29 of the civil calendar.

Also commemorated on December 16

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