Xiphilinus, Joannes
Ἰωάννης ὁ Ξιφιλῖνος
(Ἰωάννης ὁ Ξιφιλῖνος).
1. Patriarch of Constantinople, A. D. 1066-1075, was of a noble family of Trapezus (Trebizond).
Works
Constitutions on Ecclesiastical Matters
He published a few constitutions on ecclesiastical matters.
Editions
These are printed by Leunclavius in his Jus Graeco-Romanum.
Oration on the Adoration of the Cross
He also wrote an Oration on the Adoration of the Cross.
Editions
This is printed in Gretser's work on the Cross, Ingolstadt, 1616.
Other Orations
Editions
There are also some orations of this Xiphilinus published by Ch. Fr. Matthaei under the title of " Xiphilini, Joannis, et Basilii Magni aliquot Orationes," Mosquae, 1775; but the writer is unable to state what these orations are, as he has not seen the book.
Confusion with his nephew
This Xiphilinus has been frequently confounded with his nephew.
Further Information
Cave, Hist. Lii. ad ann. 1066.
From William Smith (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Text provided under a CC BY-SA license by Perseus Digital Library, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Tufts University. Data accessed from https://github.com/PerseusDL/canonical-pdlrefwk/ on 17 October 2026.