Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral in Damascus

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The Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral in Damascus is the principal church and ceremonial seat of the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, serving as a major center of Eastern Catholic life in Syria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious building
cathedral
church building
associatedReligion Christianity NERFINISHED
associatedWith Eastern Catholic Churches NERFINISHED
Patriarch of Antioch NERFINISHED
communionWith Catholic Church NERFINISHED
Pope of Rome NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country Syria
denomination Eastern Catholic
function cathedral church
ceremonial seat of the patriarch
liturgical center
patriarchal cathedral
governingBody Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch NERFINISHED
hasClergyRank bishops
patriarch
priests
heritage part of the Christian heritage of Damascus
part of the Eastern Christian heritage of Syria
importance major center of Eastern Catholic life in Syria
principal Melkite Greek Catholic church in Damascus
symbolic center of the Melkite Greek Catholic community in Syria
languageOfLiturgy Arabic
Greek
occasionally other local languages
liturgicalTradition Byzantine liturgical tradition
locatedIn Governorate of Damascus NERFINISHED
Old City of Damascus NERFINISHED
locatedInCity Damascus NERFINISHED
principalChurchOf Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch NERFINISHED
regionServed Damascus NERFINISHED
Melkite Greek Catholics of the Middle East NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Melkite Greek Catholic Church NERFINISHED
rite Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED
seatOf Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East NERFINISHED
usedFor Divine Liturgy
episcopal liturgies
major feasts of the Melkite Church
patriarchal ceremonies
pilgrimage
public worship
sacraments

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Patriarch of Antioch and All the East hasCathedraIn Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral in Damascus
this entity surface form: Patriarchal Cathedral of Saint George, Bab Tuma, Damascus
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East hasCathedral Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral in Damascus