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His All-Holiness '''Timothy II of Constantinople''', also '''Timotheus II''', was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 1612 to 1620.

Little is known of his life. The patriarchate having received, in 1600, the small, modest [[Patriarchal Church of Saint George (Phanar)|Church of St. George]] in the [[Phanar]] district of Constantinople for use as the patriarchal [[cathedral]], Patr. Timothy was able, on a second attempt in 1614, to get permission to conduct renovations to the building. He was able to enlarge and improved the structure of the church. However, the church was destroyed in the early eighteenth century by a fire that destroyed much of the Phanar area and was completely rebuilt by Patriarch [[Jeremiah III]].

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before=Neophytus II|
title=[[List of Patriarchs of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople]]|
years= 1612-1620|
after=Gregory IV of Amasea}}
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==Sources==
*[http://www.ec-patr.org/afieroma/churches/show.php?lang=en&id=01  Patriarchal Church of St. George]
*[http://www.patriarchate.org/patriarchate/stgeorge  Patriarchal Church of St. George]

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[[Category:Patriarchs of Constantinople]]