Orthodox Church of Jerusalem

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Eastern Orthodox Church autocephalous church patriarchate

The Orthodox Church of Jerusalem is one of the oldest autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches, traditionally led by the Patriarch of Jerusalem and centered on the holy sites of Christianity in the Holy Land.

Aliases (5)

Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem ×4
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem ×3
Church of Jerusalem ×1
Jerusalem Patriarchate ×1
Patriarchate of Jerusalem ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Orthodox Church → autocephalous church → patriarchate →
administersInstitution	Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba) → Monastery of the Cross → Mount of Olives monasteries →
alsoKnownAs	Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem → Patriarchate of Jerusalem →
celebratesEvent	Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre →
centralShrine	Church of the Ascension → Church of the Holy Sepulchre → Church of the Nativity →
claimsFoundationBy	Apostle James the Just →
claimsFoundationCentury	1st century →
communionWith	Bulgarian Orthodox Church → Church of Greece → Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople → Georgian Orthodox Church → Romanian Orthodox Church → Russian Orthodox Church → Serbian Orthodox Church → other Eastern Orthodox Churches →
followsTheology	Eastern Orthodox theology →
followsTradition	Byzantine Rite →
governingBody	Holy Synod of Jerusalem →
hasClergyEthnicity	predominantly Greek hierarchy →
hasFaithfulEthnicity	Israeli Arab Orthodox → Jordanian Arab Orthodox → other local Orthodox Christians → predominantly Palestinian Arab Orthodox →
hasHeadTitle	Patriarch of Jerusalem →
hasJurisdictionOver	Holy Land → Jordan → Palestinian territories → Qatar → Sinai Peninsula → State of Israel →
hasLiturgicalLanguage	Arabic → Church Slavonic → Koine Greek →
hasMajorFeastFocus	Holy Week in Jerusalem → Pascha (Easter) at the Holy Sepulchre →
hasPrimaryLanguage	Koine Greek →
hasSee	Jerusalem →
isOneOf	Pentarchy → ancient patriarchates →
ownsPropertyIn	Israel → Jerusalem → West Bank →
partOf	Eastern Orthodoxy →
rankInHonor	fourth among Eastern Orthodox Churches →
usesCalendar	Julian calendar →
usesChristology	Chalcedonian →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem ("Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem") → Orthodox Church of Jerusalem ("Patriarchate of Jerusalem") →	alsoKnownAs
Monastery of Saint Sabas (Mar Saba) ("Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem") → Saint Catherine’s Monastery ("Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem") →	religiousAffiliation
Patriarch of Jerusalem ("Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem") →	church
Orthodox Church of Alexandria →	communionWith
Eastern Orthodox Christianity →	hasMajorChurch
Christian Quarter ("Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem") →	hasPart
Capernaum ("Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem") →	managedBy
Revised Julian calendar ("Jerusalem Patriarchate") →	notAdoptedBy
Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016) ("Church of Jerusalem") →	participatingBody
Church of Saint George, Lod ("Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem") →	partOf
Orthodox Church of Alexandria →	seeAlso