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Bartholomew I, 1940–, Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople, b. Imvros, Turkey, as Dimitrios Archondonis. He attended theological seminary in Istanbul and later studied in Rome, Switzerland, and Germany. Chief adviser and administrator for Patriarch Dimitrios I, he was elected patriarch after his predecessor's death (1991). Prior to his election, he was metropolitan of Chalcedon from 1990 to 1991. Bartholomew has advocated contacts with other Christian churches, while strongly opposing efforts of some of them to win converts in traditional Orthodox lands in E Europe; he also has attempted to aid Orthodox Eastern churches 1)). There have been fractional reunions, notably the Union of Brest-Litvosk (1595) of Ukrainians, who retained their hierarchy and rites. A synthetization of Orthodox and Protestant beliefs was unsuccessfully attempted in the 17th cent. by Patriarch Cyril Lucaris . ..... Click the link for more information. in E Europe. |
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Mark Bartholomew is a demolition worker tot Brandenburg Industrial Services in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. PHOTO Patriarch Bartholomew I leads the Divine Liturgy for more than 5,000 Orthodox Christians on Sunday at the Convention Center downtown. Sam Bartholomew is one of the most widely respected professional and civic leaders in middle Tennessee. |
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