Metrophanes Μητροφάνης | |
|---|---|
| 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 Wallachia, Ottoman Empire |
| Occupation | Theology, Greek literature, and philosophy |
Metrophanes Kritopoulos, sometimes Critopoulos, Critopoulus, Kritopulus (Greek: Μητροφάνης Κριτόπουλος, c. 1589 – 30 May 1639)[1] was a Greek[2] monk and theologian who served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1636 and 1639.
- ^ "Metrophanes Kritopoulos". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
Metrophanes Kritopoulos Greek patriarch and theologian - born 1589, Beroea, Macedonia, Ottoman Empire died May 30, 1639, Walachia
- ^ Eliade, Mircea – Adams, Charles J. (1987). The Encyclopedia of religion. Macmillan. p. 189. ISBN 0-02-909730-4.
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).
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