Church of Antioch
The Church of Antioch (
The earliest record of the church of Antioch is given in Acts 11, stating that some "men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus [...] and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord."[1] Later, at the start of their missionary journeys, Paul the Apostle (also called Saul) and Barnabas preached in Antioch for a year, and followers of the church were called "Christians" for the first time.[2][full citation needed]
History
Followers of Jesus as the messiah trace the origin of the term Christian to the church established at Antioch, which was founded at Pentecost in Jerusalem. According to verses 19–26 of Acts 11, Barnabas went to Tarsus in search of Saul and brought him to Antioch. They met with the church and taught for a year. The disciples, who had been scattered because of persecution in Jerusalem, were first called Christians in Antioch. This name was later recognised by the Apostles in Jerusalem.[3] One of the leading members of this group was Barnabas, who was sent to organize the new church. The group later became the Patriarchate of Antioch, part of the pentarchy as one of the five great patriarchates.
Saul, also known as Paul the Apostle, began his missionary journeys in Antioch.
Antioch served as a central point for sending missionaries to the gentiles, probably after the
Antioch was also the birthplace of John Chrysostom, a prominent Christian father who died in 407 AD.[9][full citation needed]
The seat of the Patriarchate was originally in Antioch (in present-day Turkey). In response to the Ottoman invasion in the 15th century, it was moved to Syria.[citation needed]
Some ancient synagogue priestly
Successive branches
Catholic
The
The Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East was founded by Maron in the 5th century; it survived the later Muslim invasions, reaffirming communion with Rome in the 12th century. The Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and of All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem was formed in 1724 by Cyril VI Tanas, who brought the Antiochian Orthodox community into communion with Rome. Those who rejected this move formed the extant Antiochian Orthodox Church. The Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch was first formed in 1662 with the election of the Catholic-aligned Andrew Akijan as Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, and later re-established in 1782 with the election of the Catholic Michael III Jarweh as the same.
Eastern Orthodox
Oriental Orthodox
See also
References
- ^ Acts 11:26
- ^ a b Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ^ Acts 11:19–26
- ^ Acts 15:1
- ^ Acts 13:1–3
- ^ Acts 14:26
- ^ Acts 15:36,18:22–23
- ^ Faussett's Bible Dictionary
- ^ Easton's Bible Dictionary