Sophronius III (Greek: Σωφρόνιος, romanized: Sofronios; 1798 – 3 September 1899) served as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1863 to 1866.^[1] He was elected Greek Patriarch of Alexandria on 30 May 1870. He served there as Sophronius IV until his death on September 3, 1899. He established the Holy Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour in 1888 in the city of Port Said. His Alexandrian patriarchate was marked by unfair expulsion of Nectarios of Aegina, who was later elevated to sainthood.^[2]

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Sophronius IV of Alexandria
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Portrait, 1892
Church	Church of Constantinople
In office	2 October 1863 – 16 December 1866
Predecessor	Joachim II of Constantinople
Successor	Gregory VI of Constantinople
Personal details
Born	1798
Died	3 September 1899

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