Joachim III of Constantinople
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Joachim III (Ιωακείμ Γ') | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
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Installed | 16 October 1878 7 June 1901 |
Term ended | 11 April 1884 26 November 1912 |
Predecessor | Joachim II Constantine V |
Successor | Joachim IV Germanus V |
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Born | 30 January 1834 |
Died | November 26, 1912 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | (aged 78)
Nationality | Aromanian |
Denomination | Greek Orthodox |
Joachim III the Magnificent (Greek: Ιωακείμ Γ' ο Μεγαλοπρεπής; 30 January 1834 – 26 November 1912) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1878 to 1884 and from 1901 to 1912.
Joachim was born in Constantinople in 1834, with Aromanian origin from Kruševo. He was educated in Vienna. In 1858-1861 he was the deacon in the holy temple of St George. In 1864 he was elected bishop of Varna and in 1874 bishop of Thessalonica[1] In the time of his first reign, he worked on the improvement of the financial state of the Patriarchate. In 1880 he founded the magazine Truth and did various other charitable acts. He is seen as one of the most prominent and important patriarchs of the twentieth century and modern times.
Joachim repeatedly attempted to find a solution to the Bulgarian schism, to little avail.[2] Patriarch Joachim was a Mason, a member of lodge «Πρόοδος»[3]
References
- ^ Harrison Griswold Page Constantinople, old and new pp. 509-510 ISBN 0-7103-0721-7
- ^ Robin Okey Taming Balkan nationalism p. 35 ISBN 0-19-921391-7
- ^ Ιωακείμ Γ’ Πατριάρχης Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
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