Metrophanes Μητροφάνης | |
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| Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa | |
 Metrophanes Kritopoulos | |
| Church | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| See | Alexandria |
| Installed | 1636 |
| Term ended | 1639 |
| Predecessor | Gerasimus Ι |
| Successor | Nicephorus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Metrophanes Kritopoulos c. 1589 |
| Died | 30 May 1639 |
| Occupation | Theology,Greek literature, andphilosophy |
Metrophanes Kritopoulos, sometimesCritopoulos,Critopoulus,Kritopulus (Greek:Μητροφάνης Κριτόπουλος,c. 1589 – 30 May 1639)[1] was aGreek[2] monk and theologian who served asGreek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1636 and 1639.
Metrophanes Kritopoulos was aGreek[3][4] born inVeria, Macedonia in 1589. Originally a monk onMount Athos, he was a close associate ofCyril Lucaris. He studied at theUniversity of Oxford inEngland (1617–24, funded by James I) and inGermany. He travelled 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.[5] He taught Greek inVienna (1627–30). After a period as bishop ofMemphis in Egypt, he was elected patriarch ofAlexandria on 1636, where he put together an important library.
He died inWallachia in 1639.
Metrophanes Kritopoulos Greek patriarch and theologian - born 1589, Beroea, Macedonia, Ottoman Empire died May 30, 1639, Walachia
He also exchanged letters with George Abbot, archbishop of Canterbury, and in 1617 he sent a young Greek monk, Metrophanes Kritopoulos (1589-1639), to study at Oxford. Kritopoulos remained in England until 1624, later becoming patriarch of Alexandria (1636–1639).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Critopulus, a Greek, now residing at Altdorf
early 17th century for a succession of Greek members, including Metrophanes Kritopoulos (subsequently Patriarch of Alexandria),…
Metrophanes Kritopoulos, Greek patriarch and theologian – born 1589, Beroea, Macedonia, Ottoman Empire; died May 30, 1639, Walachia, Ottoman Empire – Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt, and theologian whose discussions with European Protestants concluded with his writing an exposition of Eastern Orthodox doctrine in an attempt at Christian unity.
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| Preceded by | Greek Patriarch of Alexandria 1636–1639 | Succeeded by |
