Patriarch Metrophanes of Alexandria
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Mêtrophanês Kritopoulos, sometimes Critopoulos, Critopoulus, Kritopulus was a Greek
monk and theologian who served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1636 and 1639.
born in Veria
, Macedonia in 1589. Originally a monk on Mount Athos, he was a close associate of Cyril Lucaris
. He studied at the University of Oxford in England
and in Germany
. He traveled to Europe and mingled with the greatest scholars and theologians of his day. He made Orthodoxy known in the West and was particularly concerned with the problem of unifying the Orthodox Church with the churches of Western Europe. He taught Greek in Vienna
(1627 - 1630). He was elected patriarch of Alexandria
on 1636, where he put together an important library. He died in Wallachia
on 1639.
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monk and theologian who served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1636 and 1639.
Biography
Metrophanes Kritopoulos was a GreekGreeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
born in Veria
Veria
Veria is a city built at the foot of Vermion Mountains in Greece. It is a commercial center of Macedonia, the capital of the prefecture of Imathia, the province of Imathia and the seat of a bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church...
, Macedonia in 1589. Originally a monk on Mount Athos, he was a close associate of Cyril Lucaris
Cyril Lucaris
Cyril Lucaris born Constantine Lukaris or Loucaris was a Greek prelate and theologian, and a native of Candia, Crete . He later became the Greek Patriarch of Alexandria as Cyril III and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople as Cyril I...
. He studied at the University of Oxford in England
England
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and in Germany
Germany
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. He traveled to Europe and mingled with the greatest scholars and theologians of his day. He made Orthodoxy known in the West and was particularly concerned with the problem of unifying the Orthodox Church with the churches of Western Europe. He taught Greek in Vienna
Vienna
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(1627 - 1630). He was elected patriarch of Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
on 1636, where he put together an important library. He died in Wallachia
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
on 1639.