Hierarch · 17th century
Saint Athanasius of Lubensk Patriarch of Constantinople
Also known as Athanasius III Patelarios · the Sitting Saint
A native of Crete who twice served as patriarch of Constantinople and reposed on a journey through Ukraine, where he was buried in a seated posture; his incorrupt relics at Lubny made him beloved as a wonderworker.
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Notes
Distinct from St Athanasius the Great of Alexandria (OS-0024).
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints