Basil III of Constantinople

Basil III
264th Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch
ChurchEcumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
SeeConstantinople
In office13 July 1925 –
29 September 1929
PredecessorConstantine VI
SuccessorPhotius II
Personal details
BornVasileios Georgiadis
1846
Died29 September 1929 (aged 83)
DenominationEastern Orthodoxy

Ecumenical Patriarch Basil III (Greek: Βασίλειος Γʹ; 1846 – 29 September 1929), born Vasileios Georgiadis (Βασίλειος Γεωργιάδης), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople[1] from July 1925, and serving until his death in September 1929, serving as the primus inter pares (first among equals) and spiritual leader of Easter Orthodox Christianity worldwide.

He studied theology and philology at the University of Athens, and obtained a PhD at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Vasilios of Anchialo, 1909

Notes and references

  1. ↑ The Russian Orthodox Church, 1917–1948 - From Decline to Resurrection. Routledge. 20 November 2014. ISBN 978-1-317-65776-7.