John Scholasticus, born around 503 in Sirimis near Antioch, was a Byzantine ecclesiastical figure and legal scholar who trained at a prominent law college before Emperor Justinian I suppressed it in 533. He rose through service as agent and secretary of his church to become Patriarch of Constantinople, serving from April 12, 565, until his death on August 31, 577. He is known for his Digest of Canon Law, which reorganized the church's canons by subject matter, using philosophical principles rather than historical order, reducing the traditional sixty headings to fifty, and for compiling the Nomocanon, a work integrating Byzantine imperial civil law with church canon law. He also authored a catechism addressing Trinitarian theology around 568 and is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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RolePatriarch of Constantinople 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction BirthplaceSirimis, near Antioch (region of Cynegia) 1 Classification
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John Scholasticus or Scholastikos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Γ' ό Σχολαστικός, romanized: Iōánnēs ho Scholastikós; c. 503 - 31 August 577) was patriarch of Constantinople from 12 April 565 until his death on 31 August 577.
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John Scholasticus or Scholastikos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Γ' ό Σχολαστικός, romanized: Iōánnēs ho Scholastikós; c. 503 - 31 August 577) was patriarch of Constantinople from 12 April 565 until his death on 31 August 577.
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John Scholasticus or Scholastikos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Γ' ό Σχολαστικός, romanized: Iōánnēs ho Scholastikós; c. 503 - 31 August 577) was patriarch of Constantinople from 12 April 565 until his death on 31 August 577.
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He was born at Sirimis, in the region of Cynegia, near Antioch
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John Scholasticus or Scholastikos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Γ' ό Σχολαστικός, romanized: Iōánnēs ho Scholastikós; c. 503 - 31 August 577) was patriarch of Constantinople from 12 April 565 until his death on 31 August 577.
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was patriarch of Constantinople from 12 April 565 until his death on 31 August 577.
Introduction, field of law
He is known for his Digest of Canon Law, which reorganized the church's canons by subject matter, using philosophical principles rather than historical order, reducing the traditional sixty headings to fifty, and for compiling the Nomocanon, a work integrating Byzantine imperial civil law with church canon law.
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