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Joachim III was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1878 to 1884 and from 1901 to 1912. He was born in Constantinopole in 1834.He was educated in Vienna. In 1858-1861 he was the deacon in the holy temple of St George. In the time of his first reign,he worked on the improvement of the financial state of the Patriarchate. In 1880 he founded the magazine "Truth" and done various other charitable acts. He is seen as one of the most prominent and important Patriarchs of the twentieth century and Modern Time
Funeral of the Greek Patriarch Joachim III, Constantinople
Preceded by: Joachim II, Constantine V
Patriarch of Constantinople 1878–1884, 1901–1912
Succeeded by: Joachim IV, Germanus V
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