Gerasimus I of Constantinople

Gerasimus I of Constantinople (Greek: Γεράσιμος, romanized: Gerasimos; died 20 April 1321)^[1] was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1320 to 1321.^[2]

Gerasimus I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Church	Church of Constantinople
In office	21 March 1320 - 20 April 1321
Predecessor	John XIII of Constantinople
Successor	Isaias of Constantinople
Personal details
Born	Philadelphia
Died	20 April 1321
Denomination	Eastern Orthodoxy

He was born in Philadelphia and became abbot of the prestigious Mangana Monastery in Constantinople. He was elected as patriarch at an advanced age and died on 20 April 1321.

He became Patriarch during the reign of Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos; the Emperor found him to be "docile".^[3]