Church Of Antioch
The Church of Antioch Church or Syria was one of the first churches Christian and a component of the Pentarchy.
According to tradition it was founded in 38 by the apostles Peter and Paul. One of his most famous bishops is Ignatius of Antioch.
She has experienced several schisms throughout its history and today several churches belonging to different communions, are the heirs:
- the Syriac Orthodox Church ( Eastern Orthodox Communion )
- the Orthodox Church of Antioch ( Orthodox communion )
- the Syriac Catholic Church ( Eastern Catholic )
- the Maronite Church ( Eastern Catholic )
- the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ( Eastern Catholic )
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Origins
Antioch was the seat of the Roman governor of the province of Syria and the third city of the Empire. It was until the sixth century a major center of Christianity. It was at Antioch that the name "Christian" was first used to denote both followers of the new religion.
In 325 , the sixth canon of the First Council of Nicaea to Antioch gave primacy over the metropolitan churches. In 451 , the twenty-eighth canon of Chalcedon raised the siege of Antioch to the patriarchal dignity Territory canonical See also
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