Back Meleci Pegues Catalan Meletios I. Pegas German Μελέτιος Πηγάς Greek Mélèce Ier de Constantinople French Melezio I Pegas Italian Мелетиј I Цариградски Macedonian Melecjusz I Pigas Polish Melécio I de Alexandria Portuguese Meletie I Pigas Romanian Мелетий Пигас Russian
Meletius I Pegas | |
|---|---|
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| Installed | 30 March 1597 |
| Term ended | March 1598 |
| Predecessor | Theophanes I of Constantinople |
| Successor | Matthew II of Constantinople |
| Other post(s) | Locum tenens (1596 – 1597) of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1549 |
| Died | 12 September 1601 Alexandria, Ottoman Egypt |
| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Meletius I Pegas (Greek: Μελέτιος Πηγᾶς; 1549 – 12 September 1601) served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1590 and 1601. Simultaneously from 1597 to 1598 he served also as locum tenens of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. He is honoured as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church,[1] with his feast day held on 13 September.[2][3]
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POAwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Μέλετος Πηγᾶς, 13 Σεπτεμβρίου, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ (in Greek) Άγιος Μελέτιος Πηγάς, Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.