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Gregory VII of Constantinople | |
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
Church | Church of Constantinople |
In office | 6 December 1923 – 17 November 1924 |
Predecessor | Meletius IV of Constantinople |
Successor | Constantine VI of Constantinople |
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Born | Gregory Zervoudakis 21 September 1850 |
Died | 17 November 1924 (aged 74) |
Gregory VII (Greek: Γρηγόριος Ζʹ; secular name Gregorios Zervoudakis (Ζερβουδάκης);[1] 21 September 1850 – 17 November 1924) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1923 until 1924. He was the Metropolitan of Chalcedon before being elevated to the patriarchal throne. [2] He imported the New Style Calendar to the Church of Constantinople. He died suddenly of a massive heart attack in 1924.