Athanasius I of Ohrid

Athanasius I (1560–1616) was the Archbishop of Ohrid from 1596 to 1598. He was known for protecting the Slavs in the region of Macedonia from Ottoman tyranny. Athanasius was a Greek, born in the Mani Peninsula in southern Greece, as Athanasios Rizeas (Greek: Αθανάσιος Ριζέας). He organized the failed Himara Revolt against the Ottoman Empire.

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