Archbishop Porfiry I ( Greek Αρχιεπίσκοπος Πορφύριος Α΄ , in the world Panayiotis Marudas , Greek Παναγιώτης Μαρούδας [1] ; 1831 , village of Kiliomenos , July 16 [ Orthodox church ] [2] ; from 1885 to 1904 - Primate of the autonomous Sinai Orthodox Church with the title Archbishop of Sinai, Faran and Raifa .
| Archbishop Porfiry I | ||
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| Αρχιεπίσκοπος Πορφύριος Α΄ | ||
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| August 21, 1885 - April 7, 1904 | ||
| Church | Sinai Orthodox Church | |
| Predecessor | Callistratus (Rokas) | |
| Successor | Porfiry (Logofetis) | |
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| Death | ||
| Episcopal consecration | August 21, 1885 | |
Biography
At an early age he entered the Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai .
He was ordained hierodeacon by Metropolitan Isidore. He managed the courtyards of the Sinai Monastery in Kiev ( Kontraktova Square , 2), in Moldova and Constantinople.
On August 21, 1885, he was consecrated bishop of Jerusalem by Patriarch Nicodemus .
He lived in the courtyard of the Sinai Monastery “Juvani” in Cairo , from where he managed the affairs of the monastery with the help of the savage and the Cathedral of the Elders.
He was distinguished by high moral, diplomatic and business qualities.
He retired on April 24, 1904 for health reasons. He died in 1909 at the Chios Compound of the Sinai Monastery [1] .
Notes
Literature
- I.I.Sokolov . Church of Constantinople in the 19th century. Experience of historical research . T. I, St. Petersburg, 1904, p. 333.