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  Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is one of the Roman Catholic patriarchs of the east.
The Patriarch controlled one quarter of the city of Jerusalem (the Holy Sepulchre and the immediate surroundings), and had as its direct suffragans the bishops of Lydda-Ramla, Bethlehem, Hebron, and Gaza, and the abbots of the Temple, Mount Zion, and the Mount of Olives.
The residency of the Patriarchate is in the Old Town of Jerusalem, while the Seminary, which is responsible for the liturgical education, was moved to Beit Jala, a town 10 km south of Jerusalem, in 1936.
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 Encyclopedia: Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
Irenaios Skopeliti (formerly, Patriarch Irenaios, Erinaios the 1st, or Eirinaios the 1st) is the former Patriarch of Jerusalem, the primate of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem (2001-2005).
Saint Macarius of Jerusalem was bishop of Jerusalem from 312 to 334.
Nectarius of Jerusalem (1605-1680) was Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1660 to 1669.
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 Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head bishop of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, ranking fourth of nine patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
His Beatitude Patriarch Irenaios, elected in 2001, was deposed in the aftermath of a scandal involving the sale of church land in East Jerusalem to Israeli developers; the move enraged many Orthodox Palestinians, since the land was in an area that most Palestinians hope will someday become part of a Palestinian state.
On August 22, 2005, the Holy Synod of the Church of Jerusalem unanimously elected Theophilus, the former Archbishop of Tabor, as the 141st Patriarch of Jerusalem.
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 Station Information - Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is one of nine patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Until 451, Jerusalem was an Orthodox bishopric, but it was recognized as a patriarchate by the Council of Chalcedon that year.
In 1099 the Crusaders appointed a Latin Patriarch, and exiled the Orthodox Patriarch from the city.
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 Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem is the oldest of Eastern Catholic Patriarchates, and the only one that still follows the Latin Rite.
The Patriarch of Jerusalem and the other three Eastern Patriarchs formed the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Patriarch of Rome formed the Roman Catholic Church.
The Patriarch of Jerusalem is now the leader of Roman Catholics in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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 Patriarch of Jerusalem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who is one of the Roman Catholic patriarchs of the east
The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, who is one of nine highest-ranking Eastern Orthodox bishops, called patriarchs
The Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, who in addition to representing the interests of his own church, is in communion with the other churches of the Oriental Orthodox communion.
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 Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
With the destruction of the Kingdom in 1291 the Latin Patriarchate was no longer needed, however the church continued to appoint honorary Patriarchs who were based at St. Lawrence outside the Walls Basilica in Rome.
Prior to the crusades, the archbishop of Tyre had traditionally been under the control of the patriarch of Antioch, but Tyre was part of the Kingdom of Jerusalem rather than the Principality of Antioch so it was claimed by the patriarch of Jerusalem.
As above, the Patriarch of Jerusalem might first have served as archbishop of Caesarea - such is the case with Patriarch Heraclius (1180-1191).
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 THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE HOLY SEPULCHER in JERUSALEM - NEW BYZANTIUM
The Patriarch of Jerusalem, therefore, is the Chief, President, Governor, and Hegumen of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher and is addressed by the ecclesiastical traditional laws as Father and Most Holy Beatitude Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and of all Palestine (see Calendar of the Holy Sepulcher 1994, p.
The Church of Jerusalem becomes reorganized at the beginning of the Fourth Century during the period of the Bishop Makarios I. At the same time, monastic life begins to be reformed and takes on the identity that is characteristic of the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher.
She said the Jerusalem patriarchate has much land there, and Israel's refusal to recognize the patriarchate is a way to pressure the patriarchate to share their views.
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 Orthodox Church of Jerusalem - Encyclopedia, History and Biography
The Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, properly called the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, is regarded by Orthodox Christians as the mother church of all of Christendom, because it was in Jerusalem that the Church was established on the day of Pentecost with the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus Christ.
As Christianity spread, and the persecutions of the Jews by Roman authorities in their homeland increased, causing the dispersion of many of the Christians from Jerusalem, the import of this church and its impact on the ongoing life of the whole Church diminished.
It gradually grew in prestige, and in a decree issued from the seventh session of the Council of Chalcedon in 451 it was recognized as possessing full Patriarchal status, ranked fifth after the Churches of Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, and Antioch.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Orthodox_Church_of_Jerusalem   (343 words)

  
 Agenzia Fides - ASIA/HOLY LAND - Christmas : promise of life, joy and peace for the people of Israel and Palestine . ...
Jerusalem (Fides Service) - Security, wellbeing, happiness for the people of Israel and Palestine can be founded only on peace: this is the sense of a Christmas Message issued by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Michael Sabbah.
In the message, presented in Jerusalem today, the Patriarch said: “We have seen Life and we have heard what the Lord says: ‘He announces peace for his people as long as they do not resume their life of foolishness (Ps 84/85, 9).
The Patriarch underlined the important role of religious leaders who should, he said, “continue to insist on justice, human dignity, security and employment and at the same time have the duty to show people the way to peace.
www.fides.org /eng/news/2004/0412/21_3765.html   (307 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Blessed Albert
Patriarch of Jerusalem, one of the conspicuous ecclesiastics in the troubles between the Holy See and Federick Barbarossa; date of birth uncertain; died 14 September, 1215.
At that time the Latins occupied Jerusalem and, the Patriarchate falling vacant, Albert was implored by the Christians of Palestine to accept the see.
The Bollandists call attention to this curious anomaly, that not at Vercelli, where he was Patriarch, not among the Canons Regular, to whom he properly belonged, but in the Order of the Carmelites, of which he was not a member, does he receive the honour of a saint.
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 AllRefer.com - patriarch, in Christian churches (Roman Catholic Orders And Missions) - Encyclopedia
There were originally three patriarchates: the West, held by the bishop of Rome (the pope; see papacy), Alexandria, and Antioch.
In the Russian Orthodox Church the czar set up (1580) a patriarch of Moscow; the title was abolished (1721) by Peter the Great and revived in 1917 (see Orthodox Eastern Church).
Besides all these there are a Coptic patriarch of Alexandria, a Jacobite patriarch of Antioch, a Nestorian patriarch, and four Armenian patriarchs (of Echmiadzin, Sis, Jerusalem, and Constantinople).
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 Michel Sabbah, Patriarch Jerusalem - Questions and Answers on Justice and Peace in Our Holy Land
Jerusalem is at the center of the conflict because of its place in the religious and historical memories of two peoples, Palestinians and Jews, and of the three religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Since Jerusalem is at the heart of the conflict, and since the majority of holy places, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim are found there, this adds a religious dimension to the conflict.
All the churches of Jerusalem have together affirmed their position on Jerusalem in the common memorandum of 23 November 1994 on the significance of Jerusalem for Christians.
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 Byzantine Empire
In the 5th century the Empress Eudocia settled in Jerusalem, she had the city's boundary extended southward and a wall built that encompassed Mount Zion and the Siloam Pool.
Coinciding with the appointment of the city's bishop, Juvenal, as Patriarch, Jerusalem was made a patriarchate, joining Rome, Constantinople, Antioch and Alexandria.
The conquest of Jerusalem was a bloody affair in which thousands of inhabitants were massacred.
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 Biography
From 1939-1946 he served in various capacities in the Armenian Patriarchate: on the Board of the Patriarchate's official gazette, Sion, and also as sub-dean at the seminary.
After resuming his pastorate in North Philadelphia for one year in 1954, Father Torkom returned to Jerusalem where as Dean of the Seminary he assumed responsibility for the religious education of young seminarians preparing for the priesthood.
Having served six consecutive terms as Primate of the Eastern Diocese--24 years--Archbishop Torkom was elected 96th Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem on March, 22.
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 Jerusalem: History
In 586 B.C. it fell to the Babylonians, and the Temple was destroyed.
Jerusalem was conquered by the Crusaders in 1099 and for most of the 12th cent.
Jerusalem in history: notes on the origins of the city and its tradition of tolerance.
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 Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center His Beatitude, Gregorios III, Patriarch / Batiryark of the cities of ...
Gregory III Laham, patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites, and Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, archbishop major of Lviv, Ukraine, met with journalists Tuesday to explain their Churches´ situation and eventual steps that might be taken after the Synod of Bishops.
Patriarch Gregory, whose see is in Damascus, was pleased with the welcome given by the synod to Eastern-rite Catholics (who have the same origin as the Orthodox, but are in communion with the Holy See of Rome), and noted a certain willingness "to listen to the voice of this little Eastern flock."
Gregory III reported on progress in "the dialogue between patriarchs and the Pope, which is developing very well," and recalled that "in 1998 the Holy Father received all the patriarchs of the Middle East in audience." On that occasion, the Pontiff asked for support to have his Petrine ministry better understood.
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 Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem - Michel Sabbah
In his Easter Message in Jerusalem, 4 April 1999, Patriarch Michel Sabbah reminded his listeners that "The message of Easter is the message of the Risen Lord, of his triumph over sin and death.
Jerusalem, and all the Holy Land, is always waiting for a true resurrection of all its inhabitants, a resurrection with which we can see God on this land, which fill us with the Spirit of God, the spirit of justice, reconciliation and love."
The Patriarch, a Nazareth Palestinian born as a refugee from Nazareth in Beit Jala, near Bethlethem, was at the camp to celebrate the end of the Summer Youth Camps in Palestine.
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 Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem ranks fourth of nine (Any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race) patriarchs in the (Derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites) Eastern Orthodox Church.
Until 1187 the Orthodox Patriarch lived in (The largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Chu) Constantinople.
Today the headquarters of the patriarchate is the (Click link for more info and facts about Church of the Holy Sepulchre) Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/O/Or/Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Jerusalem.htm   (1667 words)

  
 ABC News: Jerusalem Patriarch Demoted to Monk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
JERUSALEM Jun 16, 2005 — The bishopric court of the Greek Orthodox Church in the Holy Land has defrocked embattled Patriarch Irineos I and demoted him to the rank of monk, officials said Thursday.
Irineos has been marginalized within his church for the past three months over reports the church leased prime property in east Jerusalem to Jewish groups trying to expand their presence in the disputed city.
The patriarchate, without mentioning the land deals, said in a statement that the decision was "the necessary canonical action" to avoid a schism in the church.
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 Ecumenical Meeting with Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and Pope John Paul II, March 25, 2000
I greet Your Beatitude Patriarch Torkom, and all the Archbishops and Bishops of the Churches and Ecclesial Communities present.
Here in Jerusalem, in the City where our Lord Jesus Christ died and rose from the dead, his words ring out with special resonance, particularly the words he spoke on the night before he died: "that they may all be one;...
The pilgrim path of the Church through this new century and the new millennium is the path traced out for her by her inherent vocation to unity.
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 Metropolitan Irineos elected Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
Photo: AP Amid cries of "axios" (he is worthy), Metropolitan Irineos, one of the candidates rejected by the Israeli government a month ago, was elected Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem in a colorful ceremony in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Irineos, who was born in Samos in 1939, came to Jerusalem in 1953 and studied at the Greek Orthodox Seminary on Mt. Zion.
In yesterday's election, the 50 members of the Greek Orthodox Council first met in the Patriarchate and chose three of the 15 candidates, naming Metropolitan Timothy, the secretary of the Synod, and Metropolitan Cornelios, who was holding administrative powers since the death of the late Patriarch Diodoros.
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 Jordan endorses new Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
“The patriarch and the prime minister held a friendly conversation which was effective and in favour of the church and the Christian Orthodox denomination,” he told The Jordan Times.
The Jordanian law on the patriarchate stipulates that the patriarch has to be a Jordanian citizen in order to be elected and approved by a Royal Decree.
On his election day, the patriarch, formerly a representative of Jerusalem's Church in Athens, said in a statement that he will serve the church and support the Palestinian people and their just issues.
www.jordanembassyus.org /08242001002.htm   (329 words)

  
 PR Newswire : Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to Be Honored by Knights of Columbus. @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
PR Newswire : Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to Be Honored by Knights of Columbus.
Start / P / PR Newswire / October 16, 2002 / Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to Be Honored by Knights of Columbus.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to Be Honored by Knights of Columbus.
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 CIN - Will Christians soon disappear from the Holy Land? By Patriarch Michel Sabbah, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The first is the Council of the Catholic Patriarchs of the East (seven Patriarchs, Alexandria for the Copts, Antioch for the Syrians, the Maronites and the Melkites, Jerusalem for the Latins, Babylon for the Chaldeans and Cilicia for the Armenians).
The second structure is the Middle East Council of Churches,composed of four families of Churches: the Greek Orthodox (Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem), the Eastern Orthodox (Copts of Alexandria, Syrians of Antioch and Armenians of Cilicia), the Catholic and the Protestants.
The Patriarch was at that time the religious and civil head for his community.
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 Welcome to Carmelite  Friars - Vocation Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He was also involved in a large amount of legislative work for various religious orders: he wrote the statutes for the canons of Biella and was among the advisers who drew up the Rule of the Humiliates.
In 1205, Albert was appointed Patriarch of Jerusalem and a little later nominated Papal Legate for the ecclesiastical province of Jerusalem.
He arrived in Palestine early in 1206 and lived in Acre because, at that time, Jerusalem was occupied by the Saracens.
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 Church of Jerusalem - OrthodoxWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Church of Jerusalem is the mother church of all of Christendom, because it was in Jerusalem that the Church was established on the day of Pentecost with the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus Christ.
The Church of Jerusalem remains the custodian of many of the holy sites in Jerusalem and environs, sometimes jointly with Roman Catholic or Coptic or Armenian Christians, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
On August 22, 2005, the Holy Synod unanimously elected the former Archbishop of Tabor, Theophilus, as the 141st Patriarch of Jerusalem.
www.orthodoxwiki.org /Church_of_Jerusalem   (361 words)

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