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Hierarch · 15th century

Mark of Ephesus

Also known as Mark Eugenikos, Archbishop of Ephesus

Archbishop of Ephesus and the lone bishop who refused to sign the false union at the Council of Florence, becoming the great defender of Orthodoxy against compromise.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Jan 19