patriarchs of constantinople

They include eleventh‑century funeral orations and letters, collected council acts and protocols, and modern joint statements and addresses by the contemporary Ecumenical Patriarch.

Available editions are published in English and German.

Michael Psellos composed funeral orations and letters for three eleventh‑century Ecumenical Patriarchs; his texts are presented as important Byzantine intellectual, historical, and rhetorical sources.

One study focuses on the Council of Constantinople (680/681) and its doctrinal decision on the dual wills and operations of Jesus Christ, analyzing the council’s acts, protocols, and its eighteen sessions.

His statements address climate change and the environment, ecumenical dialogue and relations with the Roman Catholic Church, human rights and support for migrants, and public‑health concerns such as the COVID‑19 pandemic.