Seraphim II of Constantinople

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Seraphim II
Joannicius III
Personal details
Bornunknown
Died7 December 1779[1]
Mhar Monastery
Previous post(s)Metropolitan of Philippoupolis

Seraphim II Anina (Greek: Σεραφεὶμ; died 7 December 1779[1]) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1757 until 1761.

Life

Seraphim II was born in Delvinë, located in modern-day southern Albania in the late 17th century.[2] He was an Albanian.[3] Before he was elected as Patriarch of Constantinople on 22 July 1757 he was Metropolitan of Philippoupolis.[1]

As Patriarch in 1759 he introduces the feast of

Cosmas of Aetolia to begin missionary tours in the villages of Thrace.[5]

In 1759 he invited

Joannicius III. On Mount Athos, he rebuilt an old Monastic house, and dedicated it to the Saint Andrew. This house would eventually become the Skete of Saint Andrew.[8]

On the field of politics, he supported the Russian Empire during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774 and the establishment of an Orthodox pro-Russian state in the Balkans. In 1769 he urged the Greek population to rebel against the Turks.[2] After the failure of the revolution, in 1776 he moved to Ukraine, where he died on 7 December 1779.[1] He was buried in the Mhar Monastery.

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  2. ^ a b "Σεραφεὶμ Β´". Ecumenical Patriarchate. Retrieved 19 June 2011.(in Greek)
  3. ^ Vakalopoulos, Evangelos (1973). History of Macedonia, 1354-1833. Institute for Balkan Studies. pp. 370–371. The Patriarch Seraphim II, the Albanian, was enormously impressed by Kosmas when he made his acquaintance. He gladly conferred upon him the right to preach, deeming him a man capable of offering services of the highest value to the Christian flock which was continually exposed to hostile blasts
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  8. ^ A brief history of Saint Andrew’s Skete