“For centuries, we have been captives of ourselves. For centuries, the eyes of Christians have been turned to the past. Let us turn them, at last, toward the future. It is not the past that should unite us, but the future.”

About Athenagoras I

Religious Leader • Greek

Athenagoras I, born Aristokles Spyrou, served as the 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 until his death in 1972. He is renowned for his significant contributions to Christian ecumenism and interfaith...