Gregory V of Constantinople

Saint

Gregory V of Constantinople
Saint; Gregory V of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Church	Church of Constantinople
In office	1797–1798; 1806–1808; 1818–1821;
Predecessor	Gerasimus III of Constantinople,; Callinicus V of Constantinople,; Cyril VI of Constantinople;
Successor	Neophytus VII of Constantinople,; Callinicus V of Constantinople,; Eugenius II of Constantinople;

Saint

Gregory V of Constantinople
Saint; Gregory V of Constantinople
	Gregory shortly before his murder, as depicted by Nikiphoros Lytras
Ecumenical Patriarch, Hieromartyr
Born	Georgios Angelopoulos; 1746; Dimitsana, Ottoman Empire
Died	22 April 1821 (aged 74–75); Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrine	Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens
Feast	10 April
Controversy	elected in 1797 but deported to Mount Athos, Ottoman Empire in 1798, reelected 1806 and exiled to Prince Islands then Mount Athos in 1810, reelected 1818

Gregory V (Greek: Γρηγόριος; 1746 – 22 April 1821), born Georgios Angelopoulos (Γεώργιος Αγγελόπουλος), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1797 to 1798, from 1806 to 1808, and from 1818 to 1821. He was responsible for much restoration work to the Patriarchal Cathedral of St George, which had been badly damaged by fire in 1738.

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