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In many denominations of Christianity the ordination of women is a relatively recent phenomenon within the life of the Church. As opportunities for women have expanded in the last 50 years, those ordained women who broke new ground or took on roles not traditionally held by women in the Church have been and continue to be considered notable.
Women in Church history have played a variety of roles in the life of Christianity—notably as contemplatives, health care givers, educationalists and missionaries. Until recent times, women were generally excluded from episcopal and clerical positions within the certain Christian churches; however, great numbers of women have been influential in the life of the church, from contemporaries of ...
A prophet equal to Agabus and Philip's daughters, she is recognized for her role in Christian prophecy and leadership in Asia Minor. [13] Blandina (Saint & Martyr) c. 162 – 177 CE Lugdunum: Blandina, a Christian slave and martyr during the persecutions of 177–178 CE, endured severe torture, declaring, "I am a Christian."
In 2017 about 27% of the rostered leaders were women and about 50% of the seminarians preparing for ministry were women. [35] In 2013 the first female presiding bishop of the ELCA, Elizabeth Eaton, was elected. [36] In 2018 16 of the 65 synodical bishops (17 bishops including Presiding Bishop Eaton) in the ELCA were women [37]
Several women played leading roles in the early days of the BaháΚΌí Faith in America. [3] [4] [5] Among them are: May Maxwell, Corinne True, and Martha Root. Rúhíyyih Khanum and a mix of male and female Hands of the Cause formed an interim leadership of the religion for six years prior to the formation of the Universal House of Justice.
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He also holds the title Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark the Evangelist and is the spiritual leader of more than 16 million Copts. Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East: Ignatius Aphrem II Karim. He is also the Supreme head of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church in India.