"Let me be as the Prophet Jonah! I was responsible for the storm, but I would sacrifice myself for the salvation of the ship. Seize me and throw me... I was not happy when I ascended the throne, and gladly would I descend it."

Quote Details

Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Added on April 10, 2026
Unverified quote
0 likes
MysticsPhilosophers from GreeceSaintsChurch FathersTheologians from Greece
Original Language: English

Sources

Concerning his resignment from his office as Patriarch of Constantinople, "St. Gregory the Theologian the Archbishop of Constantinople"