Athanasius II

BIOGRAPHY
Athanasius II was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople since his tenure, which began in 1450. Addressing the entire Orthodox world from Constantinople, the capital of Orthodox Christianity, Athanasius II was known for his hatred of the European Catholic Church and his strong defense of the Orthodox sect. He was known for his harsh stance against the Palaiologos dynasty's long-term unification of Catholic and Orthodox sects, and for Constantinople's organization of the Greek peoples against the Latins.