As his replacement, the minister procured the election of Photius, a layman who within six days climbed the ladder of all ecclesiastical orders, eventually reaching the rank of patriarch.
त्यांच्या जागी, मंत्रींनी फोशियसला निवडले; सामान्यांपैकी असलेल्या फोशियसने सहा दिवसांच्या आत चर्चमध्ये धर्मगुरूचे सर्वोच्च पद गाठले.