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	Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople Information
		Patriarch Athenagoras was born Aristokles Spyrou in Vasilikón, near Ioannina, Epirus, Greece, on March 25, 1886.
		Athenagoras assumed his new position on February 24, 1931, he was faced with the task of bringing unity and harmony to a diocese that was racked with dissension between Royalists and Venizelists who had virtually divided the country into independent dioceses.
		A Protest to Patriarch Athenagoras On the Lifting of the Anathemas of 1054 by Metr.
	www.bookrags.com /Patriarch_Athenagoras (517 words)

	Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of Constantinople - OrthodoxWiki
		Patriarch Athenagoras was born in Vasilikón, near Ioánnina, Epirus, Greece, on March 25, 1886.
		Patriarch Athenagoras I (left) with Pope Paul VI In 1930, Metropolitan Damaskinos, after returning from a trip to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, recommended to Patriarch Photios II that Athenagoras be appointed Archbishop of North and South America.
		Athenagoras I and Paul VI On November 1, 1948, Athenagoras was elected Patriarch of Constantinople, and was flown to Istanbul in the personal airplane of US President Harry Truman.
	www.orthodoxwiki.org /Athenagoras_I_(Spyrou)_of_Constantinople (933 words)

	Patriarch Athenagoras - Prophet of Love
		Athenagoras the First, this giant of a prelate, a lover of mankind, a pioneer in inter-Orthodox co-operation and a most prominent spokesman on Christian unity, we are asked to direct our prayers and thoughts.
		Athenagoras, upon graduating from the Halki Theological School in Constantinople, was assigned Archdeacon to Archbishop Meletios of Athens, and in 1910, he was ordained a priest and appointed to the Secretariat of the Holy Synod of Greece.
		Patriarch Athenagoras demonstrated his willingness to travel the breadth and width of the world in his pursuit for the reconciliation of Christianity.
	www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org /resources/hierarchs/constantinople/former/john_thermon_athenagoras.htm (765 words)

	Patriarch Athenagoras
		Athenagoras, Archbishop of New Rome and Constantinople, and Ecumenical Patriarch, was in his own right an apostle of unity, charity and peace.
		In particular, the survival of the Greek community in Turkey, and the continued existence of the Patriarchate itself in the ancient City of its founding, were due in large measure to the patience and reconciling spirit of Athenagoras.
		Athenagoras came majestically down the staircase from his office to greet the Easter crowds, and to be endlessly photographed, which he clearly did not mind a bit.
	home.nyc.rr.com /demojr/ATHENAG.HTM (2167 words)

	CNS STORY: Pope, Orthodox patriarch pray together, pledge new push for dialogue
		Patriarch Bartholomew said untiring efforts were needed to eliminate the remaining impediments to full unity, but he voiced the hope that such unity might be achieved "in the near future." His phrase drew sustained applause, although the patriarch added that it might turn out to be a "distant future" instead.
		Patriarch Bartholomew attended the Mass -- and several other encounters at the pope's invitation -- to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the historic embrace between Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras in Jerusalem in 1964.
		The ecumenical patriarch is given special honor by all Orthodox churches, and his visit to Rome was seen by many as a chance to move past some of the resentments that have slowed dialogue in recent years.
	www.catholicnews.com /data/stories/cns/0403613.htm (1291 words)

	Patriarch Athenagoras - Biocrawler
		Patriarch Athenagoras I (left) met Pope Paul VI in 1964
		Patriarch Athenagoras I (born Aristokles Spyrou) (March 25, 1886 - July 6/7, 1972) was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972.
		His meeting with Pope John XXIII and Paul VI (1964) in the Second Vatican Council led to rescinding the 1054 excommunications of the Great Schism.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Patriarch_Athenagoras (121 words)

	Patriarch Athenagoras - Phantis
		His All Holiness Athenagoras I, by the grace of God, Archbishop of Constantinople New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch (Greek: Πατριάρχης Αθηναγόρας, born Aristokles Spyrou) (March 25, 1886 - July 7, 1972) was the 268th Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972.
		He was raised to the episcopacy as the Metropolitan of Corfu in 1922.
		As patriarch, he was actively involved with the World Council of Churches and improving relations with the Pope of Rome.
	wiki.phantis.com /index.php/Patriarch_Athenagoras (516 words)

	PAOI - Patriarch Athenagoras: A Witness of Orthodoxy
		The future patriarch was born Aristoclis Spyrou on March 25, 1886 in the village of Vasilikon, in the province of Ioannina, Epiros.
		Athenagoras became the sole bishop of the archdiocese, all other bishops were reduced to titular status.
		Athenagoras would respond by sending Archbishop Iakovos (who was on his way to enthronement as primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese 1 April 1959) to Rome to meet Pope John.
	www.orthodoxinstitute.org /athenagoras.html (3141 words)

	Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of Constantinople - OrthodoxWiki
		Patriarch Athenagoras was born in Vasilikón, near Ioánnina, Epirus, Greece, on March 25, 1886.
		Patriarch Athenagoras I (left) with Pope Paul VI In 1930, Metropolitan Damaskinos, after returning from a trip to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, recommended to Patriarch Photios II that Athenagoras be appointed Archbishop of North and South America.
		Athenagoras I and Paul VI On November 1, 1948, Athenagoras was elected Patriarch of Constantinople, and was flown to Istanbul in the personal airplane of US President Harry Truman.
	orthodoxwiki.org /Athenagoras_I_(Spyrou)_of_Constantinople (933 words)

	ipedia.com: Patriarch Athenagoras Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Patriarch Athenagoras met Pope Paul VI in 1964 Patriarch Athenagoras was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972.
		Patriarch Athenagoras (left) met Pope Paul VI in 1964
		Patriarch Athenagoras (born Aristokles Spyrou) (March 25, 1886 - July 6/7, 1972) was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972.
	www.ipedia.com /patriarch_athenagoras.html (131 words)

	HISTORY OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE
		A meaningful event in patriarchal history was the opening by the Patriarch in 1844, on the island of Halki within the city of Constantinople, of a high level theological school for the education of Greek clergy.
		The Patriarch's position was naturally affected by the number and condition of the Greek population of the city, that is by the parishioners immediately surrounding him.
		It has been at times forbidden to the patriarchal clergy to go abroad in order to carry out their ecclesiastical duties, to repair patriarchal buildings, and, much worse, the historic theological school at Halki, the pride of the Patriarchate and bastion of its theological leadership, was in 1972 permanently closed by the Turks.
	www.archons.org /patriarchate/history/modern_period.asp (1254 words)

	A Protest to Patriarch Athenagoras on the Lifting of the Anathemas of 1054
		In that way we are all guardians of the truth of the Church, which was always protected through the care that nothing of general importance for the Church would be done without the consent of all.
		The hierarchy which is now under Patriarch Alexis cannot express the true voice of the Russian Church because it is under full control of the godless government.
		While this has not happened, the excommunication proclaimed by the Patriarch Michael Cerularius is still valid, and the canceling of it by Your Holiness is an act both illegal and void.
	www.orthodoxinfo.com /ecumenism/philaret_lifting.aspx (1179 words)

	Patriarch Athenagoras - Prophet of Love
		Athenagoras the First, this giant of a prelate, a lover of mankind, a pioneer in inter-Orthodox co-operation and a most prominent spokesman on Christian unity, we are asked to direct our prayers and thoughts.
		Athenagoras, upon graduating from the Halki Theological School in Constantinople, was assigned Archdeacon to Archbishop Meletios of Athens, and in 1910, he was ordained a priest and appointed to the Secretariat of the Holy Synod of Greece.
		Patriarch Athenagoras demonstrated his willingness to travel the breadth and width of the world in his pursuit for the reconciliation of Christianity.
	orthodoxresearchinstitute.org /resources/hierarchs/constantinople/former/john_thermon_athenagoras.htm (765 words)

	Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute, Berkeley
		From its humble beginnings in 1981, The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute is housed in three buildings directly facing the campus of the University of California at Berkeley now.
		The Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute is co-founder and co-sponsor of the series of symposia for the
		Paul G. Manolis is the founder of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute.
	www.pahh.com /paoi/index.html (307 words)

	Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople
		His All Holiness Athenagoras I, by the grace of God, Archbishop of Constantinople New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch (Greek: Πατριάρχης Αθηναγόρας, born Aristokles Spyrou (Αριστοκλής Σπύρου)) (March 25, 1886 - July 6/7, 1972) was the 268th Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972.
		Patriarch Athenagoras was born Aristokles Spyrou in Vasilikón, near Ioánnina, Epirus, Greece, on March 25, 1886.
		Patriarch Athenagoras in the ruins of the church of Saint Constantine (Istanbul Pogrom)
	www.mlahanas.de /Greece/Religion/AthenagorasIOfConstantinople.html (588 words)

	ORTHODOXY OR DEATH!
		It should be noted that Athenagoras' election was dictated by the USA which wanted to ensure the improvement of relationships between Greece and Turkey (the latter is a country to which USA is especially attentive, because of its strategic position).
		Athenagoras' predecessor, Patriarch Maximos V, who proved to be a much stronger traditionalist than Athenagoras, was deposed without any reason and confined as a mentally ill person in Switzerland, where he was deprived of the right to officiate in divine services or to act in a capacity of a hierarch.
		Everyone is familiar with Patriarch Athenagoras' policy: rapprochement with the Vatican and a willful lifting of anathemas from the Papists, accompanied by an active adogmatic ecumenical activity, which has been continued by his successors.
	ecumenizm.tripod.com /ECUMENIZM/id33.html (3406 words)

	The Orthodox Faith (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Patriarch bitterly mentions that "we were estranged from reciprocal love and the blessed gift of confession in oneness of mind of the faith of Christ was taken from us." He says that, "we were deprived of the blessing of going up together to the one altar....
		We have already quoted the words of Patriarch Athenagoras that the Lord desires that "His Church be one, visible to the entire world so that the entire world would fit within Her." A Greek theologian and former Dean of the Theological Faculty in Athens writes in much the same vein.
		Metropolitan Athenagoras is ready to acknowledge this with regard to such ancient heretics as the Arians, but when speaking about his contemporaries he does not wish to take their heresy into consideration.
	www.orthodoxfaith.com /ecumenism_philaret.html (8040 words)

	iobserve (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Patriarch Bartholomew, who is honored as the "first among equals" in the Orthodox world, greeted the pope at the Istanbul airport and met him again shortly afterward on the steps of the patriarchate's headquarters, where dozens of Orthodox prelates were waiting in the Church of St. George.
		Patriarch Bartholomew also recalled the visits of previous popes, saying these men understood the "inestimable value and urgent need" of such encounters.
		The pope and patriarch stopped briefly to venerate the relics of St. Gregory Nazianzen and St. John Chrysostom, both former patriarchs of Constantinople.
	www.iobserve.org /wn1201b.html (533 words)

	ByzCath.org - News of the East
		When the first direct contacts between the new pope and Patriarch Athenagoras took place by letter, the official newspaper of the Ecumenical Patriarchate spoke of new relations between "sister churches," anticipating language to be adopted in due course by the Churches themselves.
		On the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem Pope and Patriarch, Peter and Andrew, could embrace and begin what they called "the dialogue of charity." This was beautifully symbolized by the icon Patriarch Athenagoras later gave to the Pope as a remembrance of their meeting.
		In the presence of Patriarch and of Pope their deputies read decrees during which excommunications pronounced over nine centuries earlier, in 1054, were "erased from the memory and the midst of the Church" and consigned "to oblivion." (Op.
	www.byzcath.net /news/2000/ByzCath20000414.html (3966 words)

	HTC: Reception of Persons into the Orthodox Church - Appendices
		Patriarch Athenagoras of Constantinople and Pope Paul VI announced simultaneously that they are mutually lifting the excommunications and proclaim ineffective the anathemas placed upon each other in 1054.
		The senior cardinal read, on the pope’s behalf, an epistle sent by the pope to Patriarch Athenagoras in which the Pope expresses his regret that the Church of Constantinople was offended by the Papal legates.
		The Russian Church Abroad did not recognize Patriarch Athenagoras’ act, feeling that the patriarch was obliged to do something like this only with the consent of all the Orthodox Churches because the matter of the schism between the Eastern and Western Churches concerns all the Orthodox Churches.
	www.holy-trinity.org /ecclesiology/pogodin-reception/reception-appendices.html (2141 words)

	The Greek Schism and Apostolic Succession
		While the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople (Istanbul) still has primacy of honor among his equal patriarchs, his jurisdiction is limited to the title and he has power only over his own patriarchate.
		The patriarch Athenagoras reacted with great dignity, and it was to this patriarch that Rome made the first moves toward unity when it invited observers from Constantinople to Vatican Council II (1962-1965).
		In 1975 the tenth anniversary of the mutual lifting of the excommunications between East and West was celebrated in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, with Pope Paul VI meeting a delegation from the patriarchate of Constantinople.
	catholiceducation.org /articles/history/world/wh0064.html (4599 words)

	Descendant of St. Andrew -- Friday, Jan. 10, 1964 -- Page 1 -- TIME (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pope Paul VI is the 261st successor of St. Peter as Bishop of Rome; Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople is the 261st successor of St. Andrew, legendary founder of the church there.
		Athenagoras was elected Patriarch of Constantinople in 1948.
		The patriarchal palace is a dusty little compound near the lumberyards of old Stamboul, across the Golden Horn from modern Istanbul.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,875521,00.html (642 words)

	OCA - The Orthodox Faith
		Patriarch Michael Cerularius responded to Humbert's action by excommunicating all responsible" for the July 16 incident.
		Several gestures of reconciliation, such as the symbolic "lifting of the anathemas of 1054" by Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I in 1966, were made, but to no avail.
		Thus, although Patriarch Nicholas III of Constantinople (1084-1111) said: "Let the pope confess the orthodox faith and he will be first," this was never again to happen in history.
	www.oca.org /OCchapter.asp?SID=2&ID=144 (865 words)

	Metropolitan Nicholas
		When His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew learned of the Metropolitan's presence within the compound, he invited him to accompany him to the beloved island of Halki, where His All Holiness was to host a prominent journalist.
		The love of Patriarch Athenagoras for the young priest Nicholas was a reflection that the Patriarch had for the Carpatho-Russian people and the Diocese of which he was the godfather.
		The Patriarch closed their meeting by extending a special invitation to the Metropolitan to be present at any inaugural ceremonies, should their shared Alma Mater, the Theological School at Halki, be reopened.
	www.acrod.org /news/press12-04-05.html (1431 words)

	greeks&catholics
		The story is told of how Athenagoras -- deeply troubled by the senseless series of events in the year 1054 which needlessly divided the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches for over nine hundred years -- conceived of a historic reunification of east and west while in a plane flying over Rome.
		In his response, Pope Paul praised Athenagoras for having reached out to Pope John XXIII before he died, and went on to say that all Christians worthy of the name should be determined to overcome disunity.
		How disappointed Athenagoras would no doubt be to see the very spirit of Christian unity which he so dramatically initiated and so passionately advocated, still struggling to overcome barriers of religious bigotry in his own church.
	members.aol.com /zpi/greekscatholics.htm (587 words)

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