News from the Mission of St
... turned to France, which supported Franciscan holdings in the Holy Land acquired after the Crusades. By the 19th century, the Christian population in the Holy Land numbered only 15,000, over 80% of these being Greek Orthodox. These numbers actually rose over the course of the century, as Ottoman mili ...
... turned to France, which supported Franciscan holdings in the Holy Land acquired after the Crusades. By the 19th century, the Christian population in the Holy Land numbered only 15,000, over 80% of these being Greek Orthodox. These numbers actually rose over the course of the century, as Ottoman mili ...
The Orthodox Church in the Ottoman Empire and its Perspectives for
... A large percent of the Muslim population in the Ottoman period was engaged by the army, paramilitary activity, state and local administration. Basically the duties of the Muslims since the times of the Arab caliphates and later of the Persian Empire were to secure peace in the state and in the worl ...
... A large percent of the Muslim population in the Ottoman period was engaged by the army, paramilitary activity, state and local administration. Basically the duties of the Muslims since the times of the Arab caliphates and later of the Persian Empire were to secure peace in the state and in the worl ...
The Byzantine Empire
... secret behind the Greek fire was handed down from one emperor to the next for centuries. Rumors about its composition include such chemicals as liquid petroleum, naphtha, burning pitch, sulfur, resin, quicklime and bitumen, along with some other "secret ingredient". The exact composition, however, r ...
... secret behind the Greek fire was handed down from one emperor to the next for centuries. Rumors about its composition include such chemicals as liquid petroleum, naphtha, burning pitch, sulfur, resin, quicklime and bitumen, along with some other "secret ingredient". The exact composition, however, r ...
Byzantine`s Influence on Russia
... The Byzantines greatly influenced the people of Eastern Europe. The people of Eastern Europe are called Slavs. The Slavs moved from central Asia into the present-day countries of Russia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia, and Poland. The largest group of Slavs was ...
... The Byzantines greatly influenced the people of Eastern Europe. The people of Eastern Europe are called Slavs. The Slavs moved from central Asia into the present-day countries of Russia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia, and Poland. The largest group of Slavs was ...
The Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople in 1453 and its
... Eastern Mediterranean and triggered developments which influenced the history of the Western states for several centuries, the Ottoman Empire becoming one of the first-class powers in Europe. The Conquest of Constantinople in 1453 caused deeply shocked reactions among the Christian world. Refugees f ...
... Eastern Mediterranean and triggered developments which influenced the history of the Western states for several centuries, the Ottoman Empire becoming one of the first-class powers in Europe. The Conquest of Constantinople in 1453 caused deeply shocked reactions among the Christian world. Refugees f ...
The Byzantine Influence on Russia
... The Byzantines greatly influenced the people of Eastern Europe. The people of Eastern Europe are called Slavs. The Slavs moved from central Asia into the present-day countries of Russia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia, and Poland. The largest group of Slavs was ...
... The Byzantines greatly influenced the people of Eastern Europe. The people of Eastern Europe are called Slavs. The Slavs moved from central Asia into the present-day countries of Russia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia, and Poland. The largest group of Slavs was ...
The Great Schism of 1054
... division between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church. The word Orthodox means dedication to ...
... division between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church. The word Orthodox means dedication to ...
eastern christianity - Stanford University
... synod of bishops. The president of the synod is known as the Patriarch, Archbishop, Metropolitan, or Catholicos. Among the various bishops, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is accorded a "place of honor" and is regarded as "first among equals." In America and Western Europe, where Orthodox ...
... synod of bishops. The president of the synod is known as the Patriarch, Archbishop, Metropolitan, or Catholicos. Among the various bishops, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is accorded a "place of honor" and is regarded as "first among equals." In America and Western Europe, where Orthodox ...
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (Greek: Οἰκουμενικὸν Πατριαρχεῖον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, Oikoumenikòn Patriarcheîon Konstantinoupóleos, IPA: [ikumenikˈon patriarˈxion konstantinuˈpoleos]; (Latin: Patriarchatus Oecumenici Constantinopolitani); Turkish: Rum Ortodoks Patrikhanesi, ""Greek Orthodox Patriarchate""), part of the wider Orthodox Church, is one of the fourteen autocephalous churches within the communion of Orthodox Christianity. It is headed by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, currently Bartholomew I.Because of its historical location at the capital of the former Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and its role as the Mother Church of most modern Orthodox churches, the Ecumenical Patriarchate holds a special place of honor within Orthodoxy and serves as the seat for the Ecumenical Patriarch, who enjoys the status of ""Primus inter pares"" (first among equals) among the world's Eastern Orthodox prelates and is widely regarded as the representative and spiritual leader of the world's 300 million Orthodox Christians.The Ecumenical Patriarchate promotes the expansion of the Christian faith and the Orthodox doctrine, and the Ecumenical Patriarchs are involved in ecumenism and interfaith dialogue, charitable work, and the defense of Orthodox Christian traditions. Prominent issues in the Ecumenical Patriarchate's policy include the safety of the believers in the Middle East, the reconciliation of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, and the reopening of the Theological School of Halki which has been closed down by the Turkish authorities in 1971.