Greek Orthodox Church 1
Greek Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Church
Flag used by the Orthodox Church in Greece, and the standard of
the self-governed monastic state of Mount Athos.Founder various
Independence various
Recognition Orthodox
Primate The Patriarchs of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch
and Jerusalem, and the Archbishops of Athens,Cyprus, Tirana and
Mount Sinai
Headquarters various, but Constantinople is held in special
regard
Territory Eastern Mediterranean & diaspora
Possessions
Language Koine Greek and Arabic, with other local languages used
in the diaspora
Adherents 2324 million (about 50% of whom are in Greece)
Bishops
Priests
Parishes
Monastics
Monasteries
Website
The name Greek Orthodox Church (Monotonic Greek: , Polytonic: ,
IPA:[elinorooksi eklisia]) is a term referring to the body of
several Churches[1][2][3] within the largercommunion of Eastern
Orthodox Christianity, whose liturgy is or was traditionally
conducted in Koine Greek,[4] theoriginal language of the New
Testament.[5][6] Today, several of these Churches conduct their
services in Arabic, thecommon language of most of their faithful,
while at the same time maintaining elements of Greek cultural
tradition.The current territory of the Greek Orthodox Churches more
or less covers the areas in the Eastern Mediterranean thatused to
be a part of the Byzantine Empire. The origins of the Orthodox
Church can be traced back to the churcheswhich the Apostles founded
in the Balkans and the Middle East during the first century A.D.,
and maintains manytraditions practiced in the ancient Church. Greek
Orthodox Churches, unlike the Catholic Church, have no
Bishoprichead, such as a Pope, and hold the belief that Christ is
the head of the Church. However, they are each governed by
acommittee of Bishops, called the Holy Synod, with one central
Bishop holding the honorary title of "first amongequals."Greek
Orthodox Churches are united with each other and with the other
Orthodox Churches (i.e. the Russian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodox,
Ukrainian Orthodox, Bulgarian Orthodox, Romanian Orthodox and
Georgian Orthodox churches) by a common doctrine and a common form
of worship, and they see themselves not as separate Churches but as
administrative units of one Church (the Orthodox Church). They are
notable for their extensive tradition of iconography, for their
veneration of the Virgin Mary and the Saints, and for their use of
the Divine
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Liturgy on Sundays, which is a standardized worship service
dating back to the fourth century A.D. in its currentform. The most
commonly used Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox Church was written by
Saint John Chrysostom(347407 A.D.).
ChurchesThe churches where the Greek Orthodox term is applicable
are: The four ancient Patriarchates:
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, headed by the
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, who isalso the "first among
equals" of the Eastern Orthodox Communion The four eparchies of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople:
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy and Malta The Greek
Orthodox Archdiocese of America[7]
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia The Greek Orthodox
Church of Alexandria The Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch The Greek
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
Two national autocephalous churches: The Church of Greece The
Church of Cyprus
The Orthodox Church of Mount Sinai Orthodox Church of Albania
also known as "Greek Orthodox Church of Albania" led since the
collapse of the
former Stalinist rgime by Archbishop Anastasios, a Greek
national, the Church conducts its liturgy in KoineGreek in the
areas of Albania populated by the ethnic Greek minority.
History of the termHistorically, the term Greek Orthodox has
also been used to describe all Eastern Orthodox Churches, since
"Greek"in "Greek Orthodox" can refer to the Greek heritage of the
Byzantine Empire.[8][9] During eight centuries ofChristian history
most major intellectual, cultural, and social developments in the
Christian church took place withinthe Empire or in the sphere of
its influence,[10][11] thus most parts of the liturgy, traditions,
and practices of thechurch of Constantinople were adopted by all,
and still provide the basic patterns of
contemporaryOrthodoxy.[12][13][14] However, the appellation "Greek"
was abandoned by Slavic and other national orthodoxchurches in
connection with their peoples' national awakenings, from as early
as the 10th century A.D.[15][16][17]
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Seal of the EcumenicalPatriarchate of Constantinople
Chiesa diS.Giorgio dei
Greci in Venice,1548
Holy TrinityGreek
OrthodoxChurch,Vienna,
designed byTheophil
Hansen in 1856
Cathedral of St Sophia (founded1925), Sydney, Australia
Church of the Annunciation inWauwatosa, designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright
Allerheiligenkirchein Munich, 1995
Agia Triada Greek OrthodoxChurch in Istanbul
References[1] Demetrios J. Constantelos, Understanding the Greek
Orthodox Church, Holy Cross Orthodox Press 3rd edition (March 28,
2005)[2][2] L. Rushton, Doves and magpies: village women in the
Greek Orthodox Church Women's religious experience, Croom Helm,
1983[3] Paul Yuzyk, The Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada,
19181951, University of Ottawa Press, 1981[4] Demetrios J.
Constantelos, The Greek Orthodox Church: faith, history, and
practice, Seabury Press, 1967[5] Daniel B. Wallace: Zondervan,
1997.[6] Robert H. Stein: Westminster John Knox Press, 1994.[7] The
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America should not be confused with
the Orthodox Church in America, whose autocephaly granted by
the Russian Orthodox Church is not recognized by the Ecumenical
Patriarchate of Constantinople and many other churches of the
EasternOrthodox Communion.
[8] Byzantium in Encyclopedia of historians and historical
writing Vol. 1, Kelly Boyd (ed.), Fitzroy Dearborn publishers, 1999
(http:/ / books.google. com/ books?id=JBqWbDmFsfEC&
pg=PA159& dq=Yunastan& lr=) ISBN 978-1-884964-33-6
[9] Edwin Pears, The destruction of the Greek Empire and the
story of the capture of Constantinople by the Turks, Haskell House,
1968[10][10] Tanner, Norman P. The Councils of the Church, ISBN
0-8245-1904-3[11] The Byzantine legacy in the Orthodox Church by
John Meyendorff 1982[12] Hugh Wybrew, The Orthodox liturgy: the
development of the eucharistic liturgy in the Byzantine rite
1990[13] The Christian Churches of the East, Vol. II: Churches Not
in Communion with Rome by Donald Attwater 1962[14][14] J
Meyendorff, Byzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Doctrinal
Themes (1987)[15] Joan Mervyn Hussey, The Orthodox Church in the
Byzantine Empire, 1990[16] A. P. Vlasto, Entry of Slavs Christendom
1970[17] Andre Lazarov Pantev, Blgarska istoriia v evropeski
kontekst 2000
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