Athanasius V of Constantinople

Athanasius V (Greek: Αθανάσιος Ε΄) served as Ecumenical Patriarch during the period 1709–1711.

His All Holiness Athanasius V
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Church	Church of Constantinople
Diocese	Constantinople
See	Ecumenical Patriarchate
Installed	1709
Term ended	4 December 1711
Predecessor	Cyprianus
Successor	Cyril IV
Personal details
Born	unknown Crete
Died	after 1711
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox Church
Occupation	Ecumenical Patriarch

He descended from Crete. He studied in Halle, Saxony and was distinguished for his wide education, multilingualism (Latin, Arabic) and deep knowledge of ecclesiastic music. Firstly, he was elected Metropolitan bishop of Veliko Tarnovo and then, in 1692, of Edirne.

After Cyprianus of Constantinople's deposition and exile to Mount Athos, Cyril, metropolitan bishop of Cyzicus, was elected Patriarch, but after the intervention of the Grand Vizier Çorlulu Ali Pasha, Athanasius V became Patriarch. During his reign, he was suspected of pro-Catholic tendencies.^[1]

On 4 December 1711, he was deposed, and Cyril IV of Constantinople was restored to the throne. Then, he dedicated himself to studying until his death. He made great work in the domain of ecclesiastic music.

References

1. Steven Runciman (2010). Η Μεγάλη Εκκλησία εν αιχμαλωσία. Εκδόσεις Γκοβόστη, p. 272.

Sources

• Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο
• Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος
• Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Πάπυρος-Larousse-Britannica, 2007, vol. 2, p. 652
• Steven Runciman (2010). Η Μεγάλη Εκκλησία εν αιχμαλωσία. Εκδόσεις Γκοβόστη. ISBN 9789604461301.