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Meletios Sirigos
Meletius or Meletios () is a given name of Greek origin: μελέτη ('care', 'attention') + -ιος, a suffix of relation, i.e., meaning "caring", "attentive". Notable people with the name include: Patriarchs of Alexandria *Meletius I of Alexandria (1549–1601), Saint and Patriarch from 1590 to 1601 (same as Meletius I of Constantinople) *Meletius II of Alexandria (before 1750 – 1780), Patriarch from 1926 to 1935 (same as Meletius IV of Constantinople) Patriarchs of Constantinople *Meletius I of Alexandria (1549–1601), Saint and locum tenens of Constantinople (1597–1598) (Same as Meletius I of Alexandria) *Meletius II of Constantinople (before 1750 – 1780), patriarch in 1769 *Meletius III of Constantinople (1772–1845), patriarch in 1845 *Meletius IV of Constantinople (1871–1935), patriarch 1921–1923 (same as Meletius II of Alexandria) Other people *Melitius of Lycopolis (before 327)), bishop and founder of the Melitians *Meletius of Antioch (before c. 357381), Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meletius I Of Alexandria
Meletius I of Constantinople (; 1549 – 12 September 1601) served as patriarch of Alexandria between 1590 and 1601. Simultaneously from 1597 to 1598 he served also as locum tenens of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. He is honoured as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, with his feast day held on 13 September. Άγιος Μελέτιος Πηγάς', Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. Life Meletius was born in Candia (Heraklion) in the island of Crete, at the time capital of the Republic of Venice Kingdom of Candia in 1549, and he studied classical philology, philosophy and medicine in Padua. He became ''protosyncellus'' of the patriarch of Alexandria Silvester, at whose death he succeeded on 5 August 1590. Even if he supported the doctrine of transubstantiation, he was a fierce opponent of the Catholic Church and worked for the reunion of the Greek Church with the Coptic Church. In 1593, he participated in a synod in Constantinople which confirmed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meletius II Of Alexandria
Meletius IV of Constantinople (; secular name ''Emmanuel Metaxakis'', ; 21 September 1871 – 28 July 1935), was primate of the Church of Greece from 1918 to 1920 as Meletius III, after which he was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople as Meletius IV from 1921 to 1923 and Greek Patriarch of Alexandria as Meletius II from 1926 to 1935. He is the only man in the history of the Eastern Orthodox Church to serve successively as the senior bishop of three autocephalous churches. Life Early life Emmanuel Metaxakis was born in Crete, in the commune of Christos, now part of the Ierapetra municipality. His father was a stock breeder, and his maternal uncle was the village priest. From 1889 to 1891, Emmanuel studied at the Patriarchal School of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre. In 1891, he became the hegumen of the Monastery of Bethlehem, and the Archbishop of Mount Tabor, Spyridon, ordained him a deacon with the name of Meletius. He resumed his studies at the Theological Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meletius II Of Constantinople
Meletius II of Constantinople (; died 5 January 1780) served as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople during the period 1768–1769. He was born in Tenedos. From 1750 until 1768, he served as metropolitan bishop of Larissa and then was elected Ecumenical Patriarch. During the uprising of 1769, he was dismissed and was exiled to Mytilene. In 1775, with permission of the Sultan Abdul Hamid I, he returned to Tenedos and in 1777 to Constantinople, where he died destitute in 1780. He was probably buried on Tenedos. In the late 20th century, his fragmentary tombstone was discovered in the garden of North Bank, a mansion in Muswell Hill, London, where it may have been taken as a souvenir in the 19th century. In 2013, the stone was returned to Constantinople Constantinople (#Names of Constantinople, see other names) was a historical city located on the Bosporus that served as the capital of the Roman Empire, Roman, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, Latin Empire, Latin, and Ottoman Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meletius III Of Constantinople
Meletius III of Constantinople (; 1772 - 28 November 1845) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 18 April 1845 until his death several months later on 28 November. He was born at the island of Kea The kea ( ; ; ''Nestor notabilis'') is a species of large parrot in the Family (biology), family Strigopidae that is endemic to the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. About long, it is mostly olive-green, with br ... in 1772. Notes and references 1772 births 1845 deaths 19th-century ecumenical patriarchs of Constantinople People from Kea (island) {{EasternOrthodoxy-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meletius IV Of Constantinople
Meletius IV of Constantinople (; secular name ''Emmanuel Metaxakis'', ; 21 September 1871 – 28 July 1935), was primate of the Church of Greece from 1918 to 1920 as Meletius III, after which he was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople as Meletius IV from 1921 to 1923 and Greek Patriarch of Alexandria as Meletius II from 1926 to 1935. He is the only man in the history of the Eastern Orthodox Church to serve successively as the senior bishop of three autocephalous churches. Life Early life Emmanuel Metaxakis was born in Crete, in the commune of Christos, now part of the Ierapetra municipality. His father was a stock breeder, and his maternal uncle was the village priest. From 1889 to 1891, Emmanuel studied at the Patriarchal School of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre. In 1891, he became the hegumen of the Monastery of Bethlehem, and the Archbishop of Mount Tabor, Spyridon, ordained him a deacon with the name of Meletius. He resumed his studies at the Theological Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melitius Of Lycopolis
Melitius or Meletius (died 327) was bishop of Lycopolis in Egypt. He is known mainly as the founder and namesake of the Melitians (c. 305), one of several schismatic sects in early church history which were concerned about the ease with which lapsed Christians re-entered the Church. The details of his life are not clear, as there are conflicting accounts of it. According to one version, he was imprisoned for his Christianity during the persecution under Diocletian, along with Peter of Alexandria. Another source has Peter fleeing the scene, and a third one has Melitius himself avoiding prison. Apparently, as early as during the persecution itself, Melitius began to refuse to accept in communion those Christians who had renounced their faith during the persecution and later repented of that choice. Melitius' rigorous stance on that point stood in contrast to the earlier willingness of bishops to accept back into communion those who seemed to have truly repented (a pattern that ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meletius Of Antioch
Meletius of Antioch (Greek: Μελέτιος, ''Meletios'') was a Christian patriarch of Antioch from 360 until his death in 381. He was opposed by a rival bishop named Paulinus II of Antioch and his episcopate was dominated by the schism, usually called the Meletian schism. As a result, he was exiled from Antioch in 361–362, 365–366 and 371–378. One of his last acts was to preside over the First Council of Constantinople in 381. There are contrasting views about his theological position: on the one hand, he was exiled three times under Arian emperors; on the other, he was strongly opposed by those faithful to the memory of the staunchly pro-Nicene Eustathius of Antioch, whom the synod of Melitene deposed for his Homoousianism, which they considered a heresy, and by Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, a firm opponent of Arianism. Meletius' asceticism was remarkable in view of his great private wealth. He is venerated as a saint and confessor in the Roman Catholic, Oriental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meletios The Younger
Meletios the Younger (c. 1035 – c. 1105), also called Meletios of Myoupolis, was a Byzantine Greek monk, pilgrim and priest. He is venerated as a saint in Eastern Orthodoxy and his feast is celebrated on 1 September. Biography Meletios was born in the Cappadocian village of Moutalaske, which was also the birthplace of Sabbas the Sanctified. At fifteen or sixteen years of age, he ran away from home to Constantinople, the capital of Byzantine Empire, where he became a monk. He lived there for three years, before setting out on a pilgrimage.Johannes Pahlitzsch (2019), "Byzantine Monasticism and the Holy Land: Palestine in Byzantine Hagiography of the 11th and 12th Centuries", in D. Bertaina et al. (eds.), ''Heirs of the Apostles: Studies on Arabic Christianity in Honor of Sidney H. Griffith'' (Leiden: Brill), pp. 231–255, at 243–245. He quickly halted his pilgrimage, however, to join the ''eukterion'' (oratory) of Saint George near Thebes. After ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meletius II Of Antioch
Patriarch Meletius II Doumani ( Meletius II Al-Doumani of Antioch. (Years 1899 to 1906 as Patriarch) Born 8 November 1837, in the Old City of Damascus, Syria, district of Joura. Meletius II was elected by the members of the Antiochian Holy Synod in 1898, with the exception of 3 Greek bishops who refused to elect him. These 3 Greek bishops soon resigned from their dioceses (Aleppo, Erzurum, Cilicia), and they departed from the Church of Antioch in protest. The protest was joined by Patriarch Sophronius IV of Alexandria and Patriarch Damian of Jerusalem. As a consequence of the influence of Patriarch Constantine V (Valiadis) of Constantinople, who also protested, the Ottoman Sultan did not issue the usual decree of recognition. This came only a year later, after the great efforts exerted by Kemal Bak al-Qazh, the Undersecretary of the Antiochian Chair in Constantinople (Istanbul). Thus, the manifest will of the Patriarchate of Antioch was accomplished. He was the first Arab and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meletius Of Jerusalem
Meletius was Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (1731–1737). He was born in Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen .... References 18th-century Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Jerusalem Bishops in the Ottoman Empire Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{EasternOrthodoxy-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
