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Joasaph I of Constantinople

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'''Joasaph I of Constantinople''', also '''Joasaph I Kokkas''', was Patriarch of Constantinople from 1464 to 1466, during a period of great difficulty following the [[fall of Constantinople]] to the Ottoman Turks. Little is known of Joasaph's life before he became [[patriarch]]. He experienced much difficulty in his relations with the Sultan through the intermediator Georgios Amirountzis who in 1466 moved for Joasaph's [[deposition]] from the patriarchal throne because he would not bless the marriage of a Christian women to a [[muslim]] courtier.
In dismissing Joasaph, Sultan Mohammed II spat in Joasaph's face and with his sword cut Joasaph's beard.
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