Cyril Lucaris
Cyril Lucaris or Kyrillos Loukaris (Greek: Κύριλλος Λούκαρις; 13 November 1572 – 27 June 1638) was a Greek prelate and theologian, and a native of Candia, Crete (then under the Republic of Venice). He later became the Greek Patriarch of Alexandria as Cyril III and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople as Cyril I. He has been said to have attempted a reform of the Eastern Orthodox Church along Calvinist Protestant lines. Attempts to bring Calvinism into the Orthodox Church were rejected, and Cyril's actions, motivations, and specific viewpoints remain a matter of debate among scholars. Cyril is locally venerated as a hieromartyr in the Alexandrian Orthodox Church; the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria glorified Loukaris on 6 October 2009, and his memory is commemorated on 27 June.
Cyril I Lucaris | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| In office | October 1612 (locum tenens) 4 November 1620 – 12 April 1623 22 September 1623 – 4 October 1633 11 October 1633 – 25 February 1634 April 1634 – March 1635 March 1637 – 20 June 1638 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1572 |
| Died | 27 June 1638 (Aged 65) Bosporus (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Previous post(s) | Greek Patriarch of Alexandria as Cyril III |
Saint Cyril Lucaris | |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria Hieromartyr | |
| Canonized | 6 October 2009, Patriarchal Church of Saint Savvas the Sanctified in Alexandria by Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria |
| Major shrine | Monastery of Panagia Kamariotissa, Halki |
| Feast | 27 June |
| Attributes | Eastern episcopal vestments, holding a Gospel Book or a crosier. He is depicted as having a big white beard. |