“I have come to this holy place as a pilgrim. I have come to venerate the holy places, where our Lord Jesus Christ was born, lived, taught his gospel of love, was crucified, and rose again for the salvation of the world. I have come to meet my brothers.”

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...