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Irlandos: moved Patriarch Athenagoras to Athenagoras of Constantinople: consistency

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moved Patriarch Athenagoras to Athenagoras of Constantinople: consistency

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 ==Life==
-[[List of Constantinople patriarchs|Patriarch]] Athenagoras was born Aristokles Spyrou in Vasilikón, near [[Ioannina]], [[Epirus]], [[Greece]], on [[March 25]], 1886. The son of the village doctor, his mother died when he was only 13. He attended the [[Patriarchical Theological School (Halki)|Patriarchical Theological School]] at Halki, Turkey, graduating in 1910. Upon graduating he was ordained to the diaconate taking the name Athenagoras. He served as archdeacon of the Diocese of Pelagonia before becoming the secretary to Archbishop [[Meletius Metaxakis]] of Athens in 1919. He was raised to the episcopacy as the Metropolitan of [[Corfu]] in [[1922]].
+[[List of Constantinople patriarchs|Patriarch]] Athenagoras was born Aristokles Spyrou in Vasilikón, near [[Ioannina]], [[Epirus]], [[Greece]], on [[March 25]], [[1886]]. The son of the village doctor, his mother died when he was only 13. He attended the [[Patriarchical Theological School (Halki)|Patriarchical Theological School]] at Halki, Turkey, graduating in [[1910]]. Upon graduating he was ordained to the [[deacon|diaconate]] taking the name Athenagoras. He served as [[archdeacon]] of the Diocese of Pelagonia before becoming the secretary to [[Archbishop]] [[Meletius Metaxakis]] of [[Athens]] in [[1919]]. He was raised to the episcopacy as the [[Metropolitan]] of [[Corfu]] in [[1922]].
-Returning from a fact-finding trip to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in America in 1930, Metropolitan Damaskinos recommended to [[Patriarch Photios II]] that he appoint Metr. Athenagoras to the position of Archbishop of North and South America as the best person to bring harmony to the American diocese. The patriarch made the appointment on [[August 30]], [[1930]].
+Returning from a fact-finding trip to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in America in [[1930]], Metropolitan Damaskinos recommended to [[Patriarch Photios II]] that he appoint Metr. Athenagoras to the position of [[Archbishop of North and South America]] as the best person to bring harmony to the American diocese. The patriarch made the appointment on [[August 30]], [[1930]].
-When Abp. 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. To correct this he centralized the eccelesiastical administration in the Archdiocese offices with all other bishops serving as auxiliaries, appointed to assist the archbishop, without dioceses and administrative rights of their own. He actively worked with his communities to establish harmony. He expanded the work of the clergy-laity congresses and founded the [[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross School of Theology]]. Through his capable leadership he withstood the early opposition and gained the love and devotion of his people.
+When Abp. 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 [[Venizelist]]s who had virtually divided the country into independent dioceses. To correct this he centralized the eccelesiastical administration in the Archdiocese offices with all other bishops serving as auxiliaries, appointed to assist the archbishop, without dioceses and administrative rights of their own. He actively worked with his communities to establish harmony. He expanded the work of the clergy-laity congresses and founded the [[Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Cross School of Theology]]. Through his capable leadership he withstood the early opposition and gained the love and devotion of his people.
 On [[November 1]], 1948, Abp. Athenagoras was elected Patriarch of Constantinople. He was honored to be flown to Istanbul to assume his new position in the personal airplane of the American president Harry Truman. As patriarch, he was actively involved with the World Council of Churches and improving relations with the Pope of Rome. He died in Istanbul on [[July 7]], [[1972]].

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−	'''His All Holiness Athenagoras I, by the grace of God, Archbishop of Constantinople New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]]: '''''Πατριάρχης Αθηναγόρας''''', born '''Aristokles Spyrou''') ([[March 25]], [[1886]] - [[July ~~6]]/[[July 7\|~~7]], [[1972]]) was the 268th [[Patriarch of Constantinople]] from [[1948]] to [[1972]].	+	'''His All Holiness Athenagoras I, by the grace of God, Archbishop of Constantinople New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]]: '''''Πατριάρχης Αθηναγόρας''''', born '''Aristokles Spyrou''') ([[March 25]], [[1886]] - [[July 7]], [[1972]]) was the 268th [[Patriarch of Constantinople]] from [[1948]] to [[1972]].

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 ==Life==
-[[List of Constantinople patriarchs|Patriarch]] Athenagoras was born Aristokles Spyrou in Vasilikón, near [[Ioannina]], [[Epirus]], [[Greece]], on [[March 25]], 1886. The son of the village doctor, his mother died when he was only 13. He attended the [[Patriarchical Theological School (Halki)|Patriarchical Theological School]] at Halki, Turkey, graduating in 1910. Upon graduating he was [[ordain]]ed to the diaconate taking the name Athenagoras. He served as archdeacon of the Diocese of Pelagonia before becoming the secretary to Archbishop [[Meletius Metaxakis]] of Athens in 1919. He was raised to the episcopacy as the Metropolitan of [[Corfu]] in [[1922]].
+[[List of Constantinople patriarchs|Patriarch]] Athenagoras was born Aristokles Spyrou in Vasilikón, near [[Ioannina]], [[Epirus]], [[Greece]], on [[March 25]], 1886. The son of the village doctor, his mother died when he was only 13. He attended the [[Patriarchical Theological School (Halki)|Patriarchical Theological School]] at Halki, Turkey, graduating in 1910. Upon graduating he was ordained to the diaconate taking the name Athenagoras. He served as archdeacon of the Diocese of Pelagonia before becoming the secretary to Archbishop [[Meletius Metaxakis]] of Athens in 1919. He was raised to the episcopacy as the Metropolitan of [[Corfu]] in [[1922]].
 Returning from a fact-finding trip to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in America in 1930, Metropolitan Damaskinos recommended to [[Patriarch Photios II]] that he appoint Metr. Athenagoras to the position of Archbishop of North and South America as the best person to bring harmony to the American diocese. The patriarch made the appointment on [[August 30]], [[1930]].

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 ==Source==
-*[http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Athenagoras_I_%28Spyrou%29_of_Constantinople Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of Constantinople], an [[OrthodoxWiki]] article
+*[http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Athenagoras_I_%28Spyrou%29_of_Constantinople Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of Constantinople], an OrthodoxWiki article
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 ==Legacy==
-His meeting with [[Pope]] Paul VI on [[January 5]], [[1964]] in Jerusalem led to rescinding the 1054 excommunications of the [[Great Schism]]. This was a significant step towards restoring communion between Rome and Constantinople. It produced the Catholic-Orthodox Joint declaration of 1965, which was read out on [[December 7]], [[1965]], simultaneously at a public meeting of the Second Vatican Council in Rome and at a special ceremony in Istanbul. The declaration did not end the 1054 schism, but showed a desire for greater reconciliation between the two churches, represented by Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I. Nevertheless, not all Orthodox leaders at the time were happy with this Catholic-Orthodox Joint declaration, e.g., Metr. Philaret's 1965 epistle to the patriarch.
+His meeting with Pope Paul VI on [[January 5]], [[1964]] in Jerusalem led to rescinding the 1054 excommunications of the [[Great Schism]]. This was a significant step towards restoring communion between Rome and Constantinople. It produced the Catholic-Orthodox Joint declaration of 1965, which was read out on [[December 7]], [[1965]], simultaneously at a public meeting of the Second Vatican Council in Rome and at a special ceremony in Istanbul. The declaration did not end the 1054 schism, but showed a desire for greater reconciliation between the two churches, represented by Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I. Nevertheless, not all Orthodox leaders at the time were happy with this Catholic-Orthodox Joint declaration, e.g., Metr. Philaret's 1965 epistle to the patriarch.
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