Benjamin I of Constantinople

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Benjamin I (Greek: Βενιαμίν Α΄, 18 January 1871 – 17 February 1946) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1936 till 1946.

During his patriarchate, in 1941, a great fire destroyed the Patriarchal Palace in Fener. A new Palace was erected in 1989 by P. Aggelopoulos.

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Eastern Orthodox Church titles
Preceded by Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
1936–1946
Succeeded by
Maximus V

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