Athenagoras

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Athenagoras was a prominent 20th-century Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople known for his efforts to promote Christian unity and improve relations between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.

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Athenagoras canonical 2
Athenagoras I of Constantinople 2
Athenagoras I 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious leader
Eastern Orthodox bishop
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
appointedBy Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
birthDate 1886-03-25
birthName Aristokles Spyrou
birthPlace Vasiliko, Epirus, Ottoman Empire
modern-day Greece
burialPlace Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
citizenship Greece
United States of America
clergyRank Patriarch
countryOfService Greece
Turkey
United States of America
deathDate 1972-07-07
deathPlace Istanbul, Turkey
linked to: Istanbul
endTime 1972
endTime (Archbishop of North and South America) 1948
era 20th century
event historic meeting with Pope Paul VI in Jerusalem in 1964
mutual lifting of the 1054 excommunications in 1965
givenName Athenagoras
honorificTitle His All-Holiness
languageSpoken English
Greek
Turkish
memberOf Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
metWith Pope John XXIII
Pope Paul VI
notableFor ecumenical dialogue
improving relations between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
promoting Christian unity
office Archbishop of North and South America
positionHeld Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
precededBy Maximus V of Constantinople
promoted dialogue between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
inter-Christian understanding
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
seeAlso Eastern Orthodox–Roman Catholic ecumenical relations
Ecumenical movement in the 20th century
startTime 1948
startTime (Archbishop of North and South America) 1931
succeededBy Demetrios I of Constantinople
supported Second Vatican Council’s ecumenical orientation
title Athenagoras I of Constantinople
linked to: Athenagoras

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Dimitrios I of Constantinople predecessor Athenagoras I of Constantinople
linked to: Athenagoras
Aristokles Spyrou alsoKnownAs Athenagoras I
linked to: Athenagoras
Athenagoras I of Constantinople givenName Athenagoras
subject linked to: Athenagoras
Athenagoras I of Constantinople title Athenagoras I of Constantinople
subject linked to: Athenagoras
linked to: Athenagoras