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==Life==
Joachim was born in Constantinople in 1834. After receiving his early education in Constantinople he continued it in Vienna, Austria. He entered the [[clergy]] in Vienna when he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] and served at the Church of St. George from 1858 to 1861. He also served as [[protosyngellos]] for [[Joachim II of Constantinople|Patriarch Joachim II]], his predecessor. Prior to his election as [[patriarch]], Joachim was Metropolitan of [[Thessalonica]].<ref>[[http://www.scribd.com/doc/3278320/Patriarchs-of-Constantinople]] Claude Delaval Cobham, ''The Patriarchs of Constantinople'', Prefatory Notes, p20.</ref>
Joachim was elected to the patriarchal throne in 1878. In addition to maintaining a spiritual atmosphere within the patriarchate, Joachim’s efforts in office included strengthening the organization of the patriarchal offices and improving the financial status of the patriarchate. To communicate with faithful he established the magazine “Truth”. He also re-organized the philanthropic and educational charities of the patriarchate. During 1882, a new building, sponsored by Patr. Joachim, for the ''Great School of the Nation'' (Μεγάλη του Γένους Σχολή) was completed in the [[Phanar]] district, greatly expanding the school’s services for the Greek population.
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