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Ioannis Andreas Kargas

1560–1617

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Ioannis Andreas Kargas was a Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syros and Milos from 1607 to 1617. During the invasion of the Turks in 1617, under the leadership of the Kapudan Pasha Çelebi Ali, Kargas was captured and hanged. His name has been given to the street that leads to the stairs of Ano Syros.

From Wikipedia, “Ioannis Andreas Kargas”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1560Born in Venice
1617Died in Ermoupolis

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Born

11 November 1560

Venice

Died

2 October 1617

Ermoupolis

Order

Dominican Order

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