About III. Basileios
Lived 1846 – 1929 (aged 82–83). III. Basileios was a Turkish eastern Orthodox priest.
Ecumenical Patriarch Basil III (; 1846 – 29 September 1929), born Vasileios Georgiadis (Βασίλειος Γεωργιάδης), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was III. Basileios?
Orthodox patriarch (1846–1929)
When was III. Basileios born?
III. Basileios was born in 1846 in Constantinople.
When did III. Basileios die?
III. Basileios died on 29 September 1929 in Constantinople.
What was III. Basileios's occupation?
III. Basileios was an eastern Orthodox priest.
What nationality was III. Basileios?
III. Basileios was Turkish.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Basil III of Constantinople
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