Photios of Korytsa
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Photios Kalpidis (Greek: Φώτιος Καλπίδης, 1862–1906) or Photios of Korytsa was the Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Korçë, Ottoman Empire, from 1902 to 1906. He was assassinated in 1906 by irregular bands due to his pro-Greek activity. Photios was proclaimed a national martyr ("ethnomartyr") by the Church of Greece.
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Photios Kalpidis Φώτιος Καλπίδης | |
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Metropolitan bishop of Korytsa | |
Church | Greek Orthodox Church |
In office | 1902–06 |
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Born | 1862 |
Died | 1906 Korce, Monastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
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