Athenagoras I

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[ath-uh-nag-er-uhs, ah-thee-nah-gaw-rahs] / ˌæθ əˈnæg ər əs, ɑˌθi nɑˈgɔ rɑs /

noun

1. Aristocles Spyrou, 1886–1972, Archbishop Ecumenical of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church 1948–72.

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Example Sentences

Accompanied by four of his Metropolitans, Athenagoras I, the spiritual primate of Orthodoxy, arrived by jet for the third of his historic, symbolic encounters with Pope Paul VI.

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"There was a man sent from God," said Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I, quoting the New Testament, "and his name was John."

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Most prestigious is the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, called "first among equals," whose present incumbent is Archbishop Athenagoras I, longtime friend of Pope John.

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Patriarch Alexei of Moscow sends observers to the Vatican Council, and Athenagoras I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, made no secret of his high regard for Pope John XXIII.

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A swarm of 150 reporters and photographers crashed one of the Pope's private meetings with Patriarch Athenagoras I, scuffled boisterously for position while the two religious leaders stared in surprise.

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