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Meletius I Pegas
Greek Patriarch of Alexandria from 1590 to 1601
Meletius I Pegas (Greek: Μελέτιος Πηγᾶς; 1549 – 12 September 1601) served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1590 and 1601. Simultaneously from 1597 to 1598 he served also as locum tenens of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. He is honoured as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church,[1] with his feast day held on September 13.[2][3]