Irineos Galanakis
Illustration — Agia Triada Museio.png Metropolitan Irineos (born Michail Galanakis; November 10, 1911 – April 30, 2013) was bishop of Constantinople Orthodox Church, Metropolitan of Germany.
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Irineos Galanakis

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- Born
- 1911 · Paidochori and Chania.
- Died
- 2013 · Crete.
- Nationality
- Greece
- Occupation
- theologian · poet · writer · eastern orthodox priest · metropolitan
- Education
- School of Theology of the NKUA
- Honours
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Languages
- Modern Greek
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Illustration — Agia Triada Museio.png Metropolitan Irineos (born Michail Galanakis; November 10, 1911 – April 30, 2013) was bishop of Constantinople Orthodox Church, Metropolitan of Germany.
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Born at Paidochori, Chania in 1911, died in Crete in 2013.
Irineos Galanakis studied at School of Theology of the NKUA. The recorded working language is Modern Greek. Distinctions recorded are Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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- 1.Kurzmeldung auf inews.gr, 30. April 2013 (griechisch)
- 2.(griechisch, englisch), abgerufen am 4. Mai 2013.
- 3.in der Reihe Monogramma über Irineos vom griechischen Fernsehen ERT von 1980 (griechisch)
- 4.Nachruf Ta Nea, 2. Mai 2013 (griechisch), abgerufen am 13. März 2014.
- 5.Todesmeldung auf kathimerini.gr, 30. April 2013 (griechisch), abgerufen am 13. März 2014.
- 6.Karbe, Latermann: Kreta. Hamburg 1997, S. 218
- 7.griechisches Fernsehen ERT
- 8.Website der ANEK Lines, abgerufen am 13. März 2013.
- 9.Orthodoxe Akademie Kretas (griechisch, englisch), abgerufen am 13. März 2014.
- 10.Karbe, Latermann: Kreta. Hamburg 1997, S. 219 f.
- 11.Frauen kämpfen für ihre Rechte, In: Kirchenzeitung der Diözese Linz, 18. August 1998
- 12.Website der Stiftung (griechisch, englisch), abgerufen am 13. März 2014.
- 13.auf venizelos-foundation.gr (griechisch)
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