Pentarchy
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The Pentarchy is the historical model of church organization in early Christianity that recognized five major episcopal sees—Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem—as the principal centers of ecclesiastical authority.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church organization model
ⓘ
concept in early Christianity ⓘ ecclesiological model ⓘ |
| AlexandriaTitle |
Pope of Alexandria
ⓘ
surface form:
Patriarch of Alexandria
|
| AntiochTitle | Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ |
| associatedWithCouncil |
Council of Chalcedon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Council of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ First Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConstantinopleTitle |
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ⓘ
surface form:
Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome
|
| coreIdea | five major episcopal sees share preeminent authority ⓘ |
| EasternView | primacy of honor without universal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| ecclesiologicalFunction | distribution of honor and jurisdiction among major sees ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek "penta" (five) and "arche" (rule) ⓘ |
| fifthRankSee | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthRankSee | Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | emerged gradually from metropolitan and patriarchal structures ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
Early Middle Ages ⓘ
surface form:
early Middle Ages
|
| includesSee |
Alexandria
ⓘ
Antioch ⓘ Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| influencedBy | political importance of imperial cities ⓘ |
| JerusalemTitle | Patriarch of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Greek ⓘ |
| linkedToDoctrine | primacy of honor among patriarchates ⓘ |
| numberOfSees | 5 ⓘ |
| partiallyRecognizedBy | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | system of metropolitan bishops ⓘ |
| primarySee | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Eastern Orthodox Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches (partially and historically)
|
| relatedConcept |
autocephalous church
ⓘ
papal primacy ⓘ patriarchate ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| RomeClaim | universal jurisdiction of the Pope ⓘ |
| RomeTitle |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Rome
|
| secondRankSee | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeStatus | patriarchal sees ⓘ |
| statusInCatholicism | historical description rather than normative model ⓘ |
| statusInOrthodoxy | classical ideal of church order ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis | canon law of ecumenical councils ⓘ |
| thirdRankSee |
Alexandria, Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandria
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.