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16:00, December 17, 2004 The '''Church of Antioch''' is one of the five churches (i.e., the [[Pentarchy]]) that comprised the [[One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church]] before the [[Great Schism]] of [[1054]], and today is one of the [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] Orthodox churches. It is the sole legitimate successor to the [[Christian]] community founded in [[Antioch]] by the [[Apostle]] [[Apostle Peter|Peter]]. Its [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese Christian of North America|North American branch]] is self-ruled, although the Holy Synod of Antioch still exercises authority over it.
The seat of the patriarchate was formerly [[Antioch]], in what is now Turkey, but is now [[Damascus]], [[Syria]], the "Street Called Straight."
The claim is disputed by the [[Syrian Orthodox Church|Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch]], part of [[Oriental Orthodoxy]]; the schism between the two occurred over the [[christology]] of the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council|Council of Chalcedon]]. The [[Syrian Catholic Church]], part of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], also claims to hold the patriarchate.
==See also==
*[[List of Patriarchs of Antioch]]
[[Category:Jurisdictions]]