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His Beatitude, '''Photius of Alexandria''' was the Patriarch of Alexandria of the [[Church of Alexandria]] from 1903 to 1926. Before his election to the [[see]] of Alexandria, Photius was among the leading candidates for the see of Jerusalem.

Patr. Photius was born in 1853. At the repose of Patriarch [[Hierotheus of Jerusalem]] in 1882, Photius was elected to the see of Jerusalem by the [[Holy Synod]] of Jerusalem over the other candidates: Bishops [[Nicodemus of Jerusalem|Nicodemus]] and [[Gerasimus of Jerusalem|Gerasimus]]. However, Imperial Russia opposed his election and convinced the Turkish Sultan to not issue a Berât approving the election. After his rejection, Photius returned to his [[monastery]] at Sinai.

In 1890, the Patriarchate of Constantinople persuaded the Sultan to [[deposition|depose]] Nicodemus, the incumbent [[patriarch]] of Jerusalem, and assign the Berât to Photius. Once again Russia opposed Photius as Patriarch of Jerusalem, and he was once again not approved by the Sultan as [[patriarch]]. Photius was subsequently elected [[Metropolitan]] of Nazareth.

In 1899, Metr. Photius was elected and [[enthronement|enthroned]] as Patriarch of Alexandria.

When, in the early 1920s, the Church of Greece contemplated a change to the use of the new calendar, Patr. Photius convened the [[Holy Synod]] of Alexandria which "''reject[ed] every addition or any change of the calendar before the convocation of an Ecumenical Synod, which alone is capable of discussing this question, concerning which [[Ecumenical Councils|Ecumenical Council]] we propose a speedy convocation''" as he reported in a telegram of [[January 15]], (os) 1924 to the Patriarch of Constantinople. Significant in Patr. Photius' telegram is that he considered the issue one that needed to be discussed at an Ecumenical Council, not a "Pan-Orthodox Council".

Patr. Photius reposed in 1926

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title=Metropolitan of Nazareth|
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before=[[Sophronius IV of Alexandria|Sophronius IV]]|
title=[[List of Patriarchs of Alexandria|Patriarch of Alexandria]]|
years=1899-1926|
after=[[Meletius IV (Metaxakis) of Constantinople|Meletios II (Metaxakis)]]}}
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==Sources==
*{http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/ecumenism/cal_letter.aspx Letter On The Calendar Issue]
*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08364a.htm Jerusalem (After 1291)]

[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category: Bishops of Nazareth]]
[[Category: Patriarchs of Alexandria]]
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