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The Church of Antioch (Arabic: كنيسة أنطاكية, romanized: kánīsa ʾanṭākiya, pronounced [ka.niː.sa ʔan.tˤaː.ki.ja]; Turkish: Antakya Kilisesi) was the first of the five major churches of what later became the pentarchy in Christianity, with its primary seat in the ancient Greek city of Antioch (present-day Antakya, Turkey).
The Patriarch of Antioch was the head of the Church of Antioch. According to tradition , the bishopric of Antioch was established by Saint Peter in the 1st century AD and was later elevated to the status of patriarchate by the First Council of Nicaea in 325. [ 1 ]
The first use of the term "Catholic Church" (literally meaning "universal church") was by the church father Saint Ignatius of Antioch in his Letter to the Smyrnaeans (circa 110 AD). [1] Ignatius of Antioch is also attributed the earliest recorded use of the term "Christianity" (Greek: Χριστιανισμός ) in 100 AD [ 2 ] He died in Rome ...
Ignatius of Antioch (also known as Theophorus, from the Greek for God-bearer) (c. 35–110) [16] was bishop of Antioch. [17] He may have known the apostle John directly, and his thought is certainly influenced by the tradition associated with this apostle. [ 18 ]
The church in Antioch was the first to be called "Christian," according to Acts. [1] According to tradition, Saint Peter established the church in Antioch which was the first major Christian area before the 4th century and was the city's first bishop, [2] before going to Rome to found the Church there.
Doctor of the Church: Jacob of Serugh [9] [16] [20] 521: a.k.a. Mar Jacob Jerome: 420: one of the Four Great Doctors of the Western Church: John Cassian [2] [20] 435 John Chrysostom: 407: one of the Four Great Doctors of the Eastern Church and one of the Three Holy Hierarchs: John Climacus [20] 649 John of Damascus: 749
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(1947) The Apostolic Fathers.Translated by Francis X. Glimm, Gerald G. Walsh, and Joseph M.-F. Marique. Includes the First Epistle of St. Clement, the so-called Second Epistle of St. Clement, the seven epistles of St. Ignatius of Antioch, the Epistle of St. Polycarp, the Martyrdom of St. Polycarp, the Didache, the Epistle of Barnabas, the Shepherd of Hermas, the Epistle to Diognetus, and the ...