Germanus IV ( el, Γερμανός Δ'), (1790 – 16 September 1853) served two terms as
Ecumenical Patriarch of
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya ( Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ( ...
, from 1842 to 1845 and from 1852 until his death in 1853.
In 1826–1830, he was bishop of
Vidin
Vidin ( bg, Видин, ; Old Romanian: Diiu) is a port city on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as ...
, then bishop of
Drama
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until 1835, when he was appointed bishop of
Derkoi. He was elected to the patriarchal throne for the first time in 1842, and held the post until 1845, when he was succeeded by
Meletius III. Restored to the throne in 1852, he occupied it until his death the next year.
During his patriarchy he especially took care of the poor. He founded many churches, schools, libraries and orphanages. His name was particularly associated with the education of the Orthodox clergy, as he was the founder of the
Theological School of Halki
The Halki seminary, formally the Theological School of Halki ( el, Θεολογική Σχολή Χάλκης and tr, Ortodoks Ruhban Okulu), was founded on 1 October 1844 on the island of Halki ( Turkish: Heybeliada), the second-largest of the ...
in the monastery of the Holy Trinity. The school operated regularly until 1971, when it was closed by law, and brought forth many theologists, priests, bishops and patriarchs of note.
Sources
Ecumenical Patriarchate
External links
Official website of the Theological School of Halki
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1853 deaths
19th-century Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople
1790 births