St. George’s Cathedral, Phanar

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Eastern Orthodox church cathedral cathedral church church building

St. George’s Cathedral in the Phanar district of Istanbul is the principal church and spiritual center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, serving as the leading seat of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Orthodox church ⓘ cathedral ⓘ cathedral church ⓘ church building ⓘ
affiliation	Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
associatedBranchOfChristianity	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
associatedReligion	Christianity ⓘ
associatedWith	Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
city	Istanbul ⓘ
country	Turkey ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint George of Lydda ⓘ surface form: Saint George
denomination	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
district	Fener ⓘ
ecclesiasticalRank	patriarchal cathedral church ⓘ
function	principal church of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ spiritual center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
governingBody	Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate ⓘ surface form: Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
heritage	center of global Eastern Orthodox communion ⓘ
importance	major pilgrimage site for Eastern Orthodox Christians ⓘ symbolic center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate ⓘ
jurisdiction	under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
locatedIn	Phanar district of Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Fatih district, Istanbul Phanar district of Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Phanar district, Istanbul
locatedInContinent	Europe ⓘ
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Istanbul metropolitan area
locatedOn	Golden Horn ⓘ
name	Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George ⓘ surface form: Church of St. George in the Phanar Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George ⓘ St. George’s Cathedral ⓘ
near	Golden Horn ⓘ surface form: shore of the Golden Horn
notableFor	being the main church of the Ecumenical Patriarchate ⓘ its role in Eastern Orthodox ecclesiastical life ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfLiturgy	Greek ⓘ Koine Greek ⓘ
religion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
rite	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
role	leading seat of Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
seatOf	Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
status	active church ⓘ patriarchal cathedral ⓘ
tradition	Greek Orthodox ⓘ
usedFor	enthronement of Ecumenical Patriarchs ⓘ major feasts of the Eastern Orthodox liturgical year ⓘ patriarchal liturgies ⓘ

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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople → associatedCathedral → St. George’s Cathedral, Phanar ⓘ