Patriarch Benjamin I of Constantinople
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Benjamin I was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1936 till 1946.
During his patriarchate, in 1941, a great fire destroyed the Patriarchal Palace in Fener
. A new Palace was erected in 1989 by P. Aggelopoulos.
During his patriarchate, in 1941, a great fire destroyed the Patriarchal Palace in Fener
Fener
Fener is a neighborhood midway up the Golden Horn within the district of Fatih in Istanbul , Turkey. The streets in the area are full of historic wooden houses, churches, and synagogues dating from Byzantine and Ottoman eras. The area's name is a Turkish transliteration of the original Greek φανάρι...
. A new Palace was erected in 1989 by P. Aggelopoulos.
