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GGregory the Great

Sts. Alexander, John and Paul the New

Sts. Alexander, John and Paul the New

From the Life of Sts. Alexander, John and Paul the New

He was the first bishop of Constantinople to use the title Ecumenical Patriarch, which drew a sharp objection from St. Gregory the Great at Rome and became, centuries later, one of the standing points of dispute between the sees.

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