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  Church of Antioch - OrthodoxWiki
The Church of Antioch is one of the five patriarchates (i.e., the Pentarchy) that constituted the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church before the schism between Rome and Antioch in 1098 and between Rome and the other patriarchates at around the same general period.
The early history of the Church of Antioch is detailed in the Acts of the Apostles, where in Acts 11:26 the Apostle Luke records that it was in that city that the disciples of Christ were first called Christians.
The remainder of the Church of Antioch, primarily local Greeks or Hellenized sections of the indigenous population, remained in communion with Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, and Jerusalem.
orthodoxwiki.org /Church_of_Antioch   (2001 words)

  
 The SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ANTIOCH
Since the evangelists who preached the Gospel in Antioch came from Jerusalem where worship was in Syriac, it would only be natural that Syriac be the Liturgical language of the church of Antioch, and that she uses the Syriac liturgy of St. James the brother of the Lord and first bishop of Jerusalem.
The church of Antioch, therefore, is proud that her Liturgy is in Syriac, the language made holy by the Lord's divine tongue, and honored by the tongue of His mother Mary and his Apostles.
They split from the Syrian church of Antioch and established themselves a center of leadership in Madaen, Iraq, and then moved it, later on, to Baghdad in 762 A.D. Until recently, their church was known by the name "the Syrian church of the East", or the "Syrian Nestorian Church".
www.syrianchurch.org /MorBaseliosPauloseII/Church_History_Universal.htm   (4938 words)

  
  Church of Antioch - OrthodoxWiki
The Church of Antioch is one of the five patriarchates (i.e., the Pentarchy) that constituted the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church before the schism between Rome and Antioch in 1098, and between Rome and the other patriarchates at around the same general period.
The early history of the Church of Antioch is detailed in the Acts of the Apostles, where in Acts 11:23 the Apostle Luke records that it was in that city that the disciples of Christ were first called Christians.
The territory that came to be associated with the bishop of Antioch was that of the Roman Diocese of the East (a diocese was originally an Imperial governmental division before it became an ecclesiastical one).
www.orthodoxwiki.org /Church_of_Antioch   (1922 words)

  
  Orthodox Church - MSN Encarta
Antioch was once the third largest city of the Roman Empire and the largest city of the Eastern Empire.
The Orthodox Church of Cyprus traces its origins to the apostles Paul and Barnabas, who brought Christianity to the island in the 1st century.
The church was a dependency of the patriarch of Antioch until the Council of Ephesus granted it autocephalous status in 431, with the right to rank immediately after the five ancient patriarchates.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572657_3/Orthodox_Church.html   (762 words)

  
 The SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ANTIOCH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Since the evangelists who preached the Gospel in Antioch came from Jerusalem where worship was in Syriac, it would only be natural that Syriac be the Liturgical language of the church of Antioch, and that she uses the Syriac liturgy of St. James the brother of the Lord and first bishop of Jerusalem.
The church of Antioch, therefore, is proud that her Liturgy is in Syriac, the language made holy by the Lord's divine tongue, and honored by the tongue of His mother Mary and his Apostles.
They split from the Syrian church of Antioch and established themselves a center of leadership in Madaen, Iraq, and then moved it, later on, to Baghdad in 762 A.D. Until recently, their church was known by the name "the Syrian church of the East", or the "Syrian Nestorian Church".
catholicose.org /PauloseII/Church_History_Universal.htm   (4938 words)

  
 Syriac Orthodox Church - A Brief Overview
The local head of the church in Malankara is the Catholicos of the East, consecrated by and accountable to the Patriarch of Antioch.
The Chief Bishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church is the Patriarch of Antioch.
The Sacraments of the Church are: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Repentance, the Priesthood, Anointing of the Sick, and Marriage.
sor.cua.edu /Intro   (3064 words)

  
 St. Michael Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Orlando, Florida - History of the Five Oriental Churchs
The oldest Church in Christendom, the Syrian orthodox Church of Antioch believes itself to be directly related to the earthly life of our Lord Jesus Christ in that it has Syriac, the mother tongue of Christ, His blessed Mother, the Apostles and the Apostolic community in Jerusalem as its liturgical language.
The church is the oldest teaching institution of both religious and secular education such as biblical exegesis commentary, Patristic literature, church songs, literature and art, mathematics, astronomy and medicine etc. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church still teaches in the monasteries and in the great Cathedrals and has the freedom of preaching everywhere throughout the country.
Even though the church has many hundreds of thousands of priests who have been trained in the traditional schools, she still needs by the thousands modern trained priests who may be able to communicate the churchs message to the modern generation.
www.stmichaeleotcorlando.org /wst_page8.html   (9242 words)

  
 Syriac Orthodox Church History
Apostle Peter is believed to have established a church in Antioch in AD 37, the remnants of which are still in Antakya (the modern name of Antioch), Turkey.
Antioch was at the time of Christ the capital of the Roman province of Syria and an important center of commerce.
The Syriac Orthodox community there was partly a result of the Persian abduction of the Syrian population during the wars with Byzantium and forced settlement on Persian territory and partly of Christians in Persia who reacted against political imposition of the doctrines of the Church of the East.
sor.cua.edu /History   (1154 words)

  
 The Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch At A Glance | St.Mary's Jacobite Church
Church history records that Addai, one of the seventy preachers, was sent by his brother, the apostle Thomas, to Edessa, capital of the Abgarite Kingdom, and cured its king Abgar V from leprosy and converted him together with all the inhabitants of the city.
He cannot be deposed unless he introduces heresy in the orthodox faith of the church as established in the three Ecumenical Councils of Nicea, Constantinople and Ephesus and the teachings of the holy fathers, deviates from the canonical laws, suffers from mental disorder or is found guilty of a serious misconduct.
Today this church is fortunate to be headed by a spiritual leader, His Holiness Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, the Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and the Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church.
www.nadamelchurch.org /node/73   (7903 words)

  
 Church of Antioch (Syriac) - OrthodoxWiki
The Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch or Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch is one of the Oriental Orthodox churches.
It is worth noting that the Greek Orthodox Synod under the headship of His Grace Archbishop Seraphim gave the monastery three bells as a token of their appreciation for His Holiness Patriarch Zakka I Iwas and the Syriac Orthodox Church.
The church in Malankara, Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church, is an integral part of the Syriac Orthodox Church with the Patriarch of Antioch as its supreme head.
orthodoxwiki.org /Church_of_Antioch_(Jacobite)   (1284 words)

  
 Adherents.com
"Syrian Orthodox: A remnant of the Monophysite church of Syria.
Syrian Orthodox Church of Malabar - Bava Kakshi
Syrian Orthodox Church of Malabar - Methran Kakshi
www.adherents.com /Na/Na_622.html   (2655 words)

  
 Syrian Orthodox Church | Declaration
Bishop of Rome and Pope of the Catholic Church, and His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Patriarch of Antioch and All the Eat and Supreme head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church.
Churches the Church of Rome and the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch.
The confusions and schisms that occurred between their Churches in the later centuries, they realize today, in no way affect or touch the substance of their faith, since these arose only because of differences in terminology and culture and in the various formulae adopted by different theological schools to express the same matter.
www.syrianorthodoxchurch.com /Declaration.htm   (1007 words)

  
 St. Theodore's Orthodox Church, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK
Antioch was still a great city of the Empire, capital of the province of the Orient (which is why our Patriarch enjoys his title of "Antioch and All the Orient" or "East").
But at Antioch they used a more literal method, which in that example might have talked of the manner the water came down on them, and how it worked that the Egyptians were drowned while the Israelites escaped.
Years later, when Archbishop in Canterbury, he was asked by the then Pope to present the Orthodox view on that subject to the Sixth Ecumenical Council of the Church in 681 in Constantinople as the only remaining theologian from that Lateran Council thirty years before who understood the matter.
www.macclesfield.antiochian.org.uk /theodore.htm   (3915 words)

  
 A Time Line of Church History
The churches of Rome and Constantinople were often separated for long periods of time already between the fourth and the ninth centuries.
Whatever the issue and whoever was at fault, it is clear that, underneath the debate on a concrete theological or disciplinary problem, there was a developing difference on the repective authority of the "apostolic see" of Rome on the one side, and on the other, the idea of a conciliar consensus prevailing in the East.
The Orthodox Church and her history is described herein, from Pentecost to the present day.
www.saintignatiuschurch.org /timeline.html   (897 words)

  
 Coptic Orthodox Church, Diocese of Los Angeles
The Opening session was blessed and honored by the presence of H.B. Patriarch Ignatius IV, Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and H.H. Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka I, Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch and all the East.
To reaffirm that the Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches basically maintain the ancient liturgical traditions in their local liturgical types, which co-existed in the undivided Church.
The delegates of the Coptic Orthodox Church to the meeting were: H.E. Metropolitan Bishoy of Damietta, H.G. Bishop Benyameen of Menofia, H.G., Bishop Serapion of Los Angeles, Fr.
www.lacopts.org /index.php/site/refer/85   (488 words)

  
 Shroro: The Syriac Orthodox Christian Digest
It is a great privilege and honor for the Vicar and the members of the St. George Church, Chicago to publish this festschrift to honour His Holiness Ignatius Zakka 1, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, the Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch.
The agreements that has been reached on Christology between the Syrian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches are considered to be a significant ecumenical contribution of His Holiness.
Antioch was considered the mother of all Churches, second only to Jerusalem in its ecclesiastical prominence.
www.socdigest.org /articles/12sept05.html   (927 words)

  
 Saint Mary Orthodox Church - Cambridge, MA
This church was an important building; it stood adjacent to the imperial palace on an island in the Orontes river, part of an official complex which included palace, church, and hippodrome.
The church was octagonal in shape, with a two-story narthex and galleries for women; it had a central domed roof, which was gilded and ornamented with gold and bronze.
The eyes of Orthodox Christians in the East are turned upon the Patriarchate of Antioch, since the Theological School of the Patriarchate of Constantinople at Halki in Turkey is closed because of governmental pressure.
www.stmaryorthodoxchurch.org /orthodoxy/churchatantioch.php   (2626 words)

  
 St.Mary's Jacobite Syrian Church Sharjah
It was in Antioch, after all, that the followers of Jesus were called Christians as we are told in the New Testament.
The Church of Antioch is the second established church in Christendom after Jerusalem.
The Syriac Orthodox faithful come primarily from Middle Eastern countries and the Indian state of Kerala (Malankara).The supreme head of the Syriac Orthodox Church is the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East.
www.stmaryssharjah.com /the_church.htm   (464 words)

  
 British Orthodox Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church participated in the theological dialogue with the Assyrian Church of the East decided by the Fourth general assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) in Cyprus 1986.
Afterwards the Coptic Orthodox Church was struck by the fact that the promises given to her in that meeting were inverted to the opposite during the second consultation of the Syriac Dialogue organized by Pro Oriente and held February 1996 in Vienna, where the Coptic Orthodox Church was attending as an observer.
The reluctance of bishops of the Church of the East to take a definitive posture, whether positive or negative, relative to Nestorius gave these partisans the opportunity and freedom to further their cause in his defense.
www.britishorthodox.org /dialogue02.php   (1413 words)

  
 Coptic Orthodox Church, Diocese of Los Angeles
The Coptic Orthodox Church participated in the theological dialogue with the Assyrian Church of the East decided by the Fourth general assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) in Cyprus 1986.
in January 1995, with Metropolitans Mar Narsai de Baz and Mar Bawai Soro delegated by Patriarch Mar Dinkha IV to represent the Assyrian Church of the East, Metropolitan Mar Theophilis George Saliba representing the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch and Fr.
Afterwards the Coptic Orthodox Church was struck by the fact that the promises given to her in that meeting were inverted to the opposite during the second consultation of the Syriac Dialogue organized by Pro Oriente and held February 1996 in Vienna, where the Coptic Orthodox Church was attending as an observer.
www.lacopts.org /index.php/site/refer/87   (1098 words)

  
 Orthodox Unity - Statement of the Orthodox Church of Antioch on the Dialogue - 1991
Orthodox Unity - Statement of the Orthodox Church of Antioch on the Dialogue - 1991
These attempts are nothing but a natural expression that the Orthodox Churches, and especially those within the Holy See of Antioch, are called to articulate the will of the Lord that all may be obe, just as the Son is One with the Heavenly Father (John 10:30).
Meetings between the two Churches, at the level of their Synods, according to the will of the two Churches, will be held whenever the need arsies.
www.orthodoxunity.org /state13.html   (838 words)

  
 Palmer: The Mardin Syrian Orthodox Press
Another group of Syrians, which worships in the Cathedral Church of St. Ephraim, in Suleimaniye, Aleppo, traces its origins to the province of Mardin in north-eastern Mesopotamia, an area where there are still some Syrian Orthodox villages, in spite of the fact that it is presently a part of Turkey.
The Church of Saint Symeon the Stylite [ Ar.
6 (1992), The Lighthouse of Syrian Antioch [ Ar.
syrcom.cua.edu /hugoye/vol1no1/DarMardin.html   (4345 words)

  
 Oriental Orthodox Churches
These jurisdictions, sometimes referred to as the “non-Chalcedon” churches, are in communion with each other, but not with the autocephalous and autonomous canonical Orthodox churches.
Coptic Church is based on the teachings of St. Mark who brought Christianity to Egypt during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero in the first century, some 12 years after the Lord's ascension.
The church was founded in Kerala, India, AD 52, by St. Thomas (one of the twelve Apostles of Christ).
aggreen.net /autocephaly/oriental.html   (389 words)

  
 Eastern Orthodoxy and "Oriental Orthodoxy"
The Fourth Ecumenical Synod anathematized Monophysitism, the Fifth Ecumenical Synod confirmed this decision, the Sixth Ecumenical Synod condemned Monotheletism and Monoenergism, and the Seventh Ecumenical Synod reaffirmed all of the foregoing.
On the Orthodox side, the symposium included representatives from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America, the Orthodox Church in America, and the Romanian Orthodox Church in America; on the Monophysite side, it included representatives from the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, the Coptic Orthodox Church, and the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch.
Deciphering this "ecumenically correct" jargon and restating it in plain Orthodox language, this symposium embraced the renunciation of Patristic Tradition, the scholarly prostitution of sacred theology, and the sacrifice of the next generation of Orthodox to appease the Moloch of Monophysitism.
www.orthodoxinfo.com /ecumenism/east_orth.aspx   (1007 words)

  
 THE SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ANTIOCH IN AUSTRALIA
We are proud to state that in Perth and on 09Mor1996 The Syrian Orthodox Rev. Deacon Theodore B T Issa was installed as the President of the Conference of Churches in Western Australia on behalf of the Orthodox Family in Western Australia, up to 1998.
The St. Ephraim Syrian Orthodox Church in Perth is heavily involved in the Ecumenical activities in Perth, and in the year 2000 hosted the International World Day of Prayers, that represented the true Syriac cultural values and hospitality.
As a result of this co-operation between the two churches and during the Great Lent of the year 2000, a HYMNS CD was produced that included prayers for the four sister churches, The Syrian Orthodox Church, The Coptic Orthodox Church, the Armenian Church, and The Ethiopian Church.
www.geocities.com /t-issa/syr/syr4.htm   (1918 words)

  
 Patriarchate of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch
Aphrem Syrian Orthodox Theological Seminary and the Patriarchate at Ma`arat Sayyidnaya, Damascus, Syria
The area of the church is 250 square meters, and the basement area is 85 square meters, with an area specially designated for the crypts of the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch.
It is worth noting that the Greek Orthodox Synod under the headship of His Grace Archbishop Seraphim gave the monastery three bells as a token of their appreciation for His Holiness Patriarch Zakka I Iwas and the Syrian Orthodox Church.
syriacchristianity.org /PZakka/Patriarchate.htm   (1306 words)

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