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 and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
surface form: Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
birthDate 1886-03-25
birthName Aristokles Spyrou
birthPlace Vasiliko, Epirus, Ottoman Empire
modern-day Greece
burialPlace Patriarchate of Constantinople
surface form: 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
surface form: Istanbul, Turkey
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 self-linksurface differs
honorificTitle Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
surface form: His All-Holiness
languageSpoken English
Greek
Turkish
memberOf Patriarchate of Constantinople
surface form: 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 Orthodox Christianity
surface form: 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 Dimitrios I of Constantinople
surface form: Demetrios I of Constantinople
supported Second Vatican Council’s ecumenical orientation
title Athenagoras self-link
surface form: Athenagoras I of Constantinople

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Dimitrios I of Constantinople predecessor Athenagoras
this entity surface form: Athenagoras I of Constantinople
Aristokles Spyrou alsoKnownAs Athenagoras
this entity surface form: Athenagoras I
Athenagoras givenName Athenagoras self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Athenagoras I of Constantinople
Athenagoras title Athenagoras self-link
subject surface form: Athenagoras I of Constantinople
this entity surface form: Athenagoras I of Constantinople