Athanasius III of Constantinople | |
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| Saint, Enlightener | |
| Born | 1597 Retimon, Crete |
| Died | 5 (15) April 1654 Mhar Monastery |
| Venerated in | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1670s |
| Major shrine | relics at the Annunciation Cathedral, Kharkiv |
| Feast | Synaxis of Athonite Venerables: 2 (15) May |
| Patronage | Dubna, Kharkiv |
Athanasius III of Constantinople | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | 25 February 1634 – early April 1635 June 1652 (15 days) |
| Predecessor | Cyril Lucaris, Cyril III of Constantinople |
| Successor | Cyril Lucaris, Paisius I of Constantinople |
Athanasius III Patellarios (Greek: Ἀθανάσιος; born Alexios Patellarios, Ἀλέξιος Πατελλάριος; Russian: Алексий Пателла́рий;[1] 1597 – 5 April 1654) was the Patriarch of Constantinople in 1634, 1635 and 1652. Before his patriarchate Athanasius was metropolitan of Thessaloniki. He participated at Patriarch Nikon's book editing reforms in 1653.
Athanasius was canonized as an Enlightener into the Synaxis of Athonite Venerables by the Russian Church in the 1670s. His feast date is on 2 (15) May, on the 2nd Week after Pentecost, canonized alongside Athanasius the Great.
- ^ in Russian tradition also known as Enlightener Athanasius of Tsargrad (the Sitting), Wonderworker of Lubensk and Athanasius of Kharkiv