Name

Cyril Lucaris

Original name

Kyrillos Loukaris

Main activity

Theologian

Secondary activity

Prelate

Title

Patriarch of Constantinople

Name variations

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Education place

Education institution

Activity place

Alexandria, Istanbul

Activity institution

Patriarchate of Constantinople

Activity start date

1612

Activity end date

1638

Place of birth

Candia

Date of birth

1572

Place of death

Istanbul

Date of death

1638

Bibliographical references

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Cyril Lucaris (Kyrillos Loukaris) was a noted Greek Orthodox theologian. After serving as Patriarch of Alexandria he became the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople in 1612. His tempestuous tenure was interrupted several times and ended with his downfall and execution in 1638. Lucaris was believed to be sympathetic to Calvinistic teaching. A Latin Qur'an translation, which circulated in manuscript in the seventeenth century was spuriously attributed to him.

Entry author

Asaph Ben Tov