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Followers of Jesus as the messiah trace the origin of the term Christian to the church established at Antioch. The first church was founded by Jesus Christ, before Pentecost on a mountain top with the disciples while Christ was still alive. According to verses 19–26 of Acts 11, Barnabas went to Tarsus in search of Saul and brought him to ...
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.
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]
According to Origen (184–253) [106] and Eusebius, [107] Peter "after having first founded the church at Antioch, went away to Rome preaching the Gospel, and he also, after [presiding over] the church in Antioch, presided over that of Rome until his death". [126]
The Church of Antioch was established by Peter in AD 32. [3] During the Synod of Nicaea, the Bishop of Antioch became one of the Patriarchates (along with fellow Patriarchate of Alexandria). After the Council at Chalcedon, Christianity split into the Catholic-Orthodox and the Oriental Orthodox, thus splitting the church.
Within the Catholic Church, in addition to Rome itself and Jerusalem, the cities of Venice, Lisbon and Goa also have status as patriarchates, established in 1451, 1716 and 1886 respectively. There have also been Latin Patriarchates for the remainder of the original pentarchy, namely Constantinople , Alexandria and Antioch , but these were all ...
According to Christian tradition three patriarchates were established by the apostles as apostolic sees in the 1st century: Rome, Antioch, and Alexandria (recognized by the Council of Nicaea). [2] Constantinople was added in the 4th century and Jerusalem in the 5th century.
The Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch is the only actual residential Patriarchate of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Eastern Catholic, Byzantine Rite).It was formed in 1724 when a portion of the Orthodox Church of Antioch went into communion with Rome, becoming an Eastern Catholic Church, while the rest of the ancient Patriarchate continues in full communion with the rest of the ...