St. Nicholas the Mystic

Nicholas the Mystic
Feastday: May 15

Patriarch of Constantinople. He was deposed and exiled by Emperor Leo VI the Wise after he opposed the ruler's fourth marriage, which was prohibited by the laws of the Eastern Church. His name, "the Mystic," was de­rived from his membership on the inner council the imperial court.  

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