About Patriarch Benjamin I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch Benjamin I (Greek: Βενιαμίν Αʹ, 18 January 1871 – 17 February 1946) was 266th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from January 1936, until his death to February 1946, serving as the primus inter pares (first among equals) and spiritual leader of Easter Orthodox Christianity worldwide. Benjamin I of Constantinople (Greek: Βενιαμίν Αʹ, 18 January 1871 – 17 February 1946) was 265th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1936 to 1946. On 18 January 1936, the Holy Synod voted to elevated Benjamin from Metropolitan bishop to Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople following the death of Photius II of Constantinople.
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