Bartholomew I

American

noun

Dimitrios Archontonis, born 1940, Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church since 1991.

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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual head of some 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, leads the Easter Service at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey April 24, 2022.

From Reuters • May 25, 2022

Mitsotakis held talks Sunday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, who is considered the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2022

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate declared it would stay out of events attended by Bartholomew I, and dozens of its followers rallied in Kyiv to protest his visit.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2021

Patriarch Bartholomew I, spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox, has urged the faithful to adhere to government measures and World Health Organization guidelines.

From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2020

Thanks to good brother Bartholomew, I carve in wood and in ivory, and can do something also in silver and in bronze.

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

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