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The '''Church of Greece''', also called the '''Greek Orthodox Church''', is one of the most important of the fourteen [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] churches of the Orthodox Christian communion, whose territory consists of the whole of Greece except for those parts which belong to the [[Patriarchate of Constantinople]], such as the Dodecanese and [[Archdiocese of Crete|Crete]]. Though bishops of the "new lands" (those that were liberated from 1912 and afterwards) are members of the [[Holy Synod]] of the Church of Greece, they refer to the Patriarch of Constantinople in the divine services.
==Structure of the Church of Greece==
== Hierarchical Succession ==
The current [[primate]] of the Church of Greece is His Beatitude 2008, [[Ieronymos II (Liapis) of Athens|Ieronymos II (Liapis)]], Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. :<small> ''See Main Articlealso: </small> [[List of Archbishops of Athens|List of Primates for the Church of Greece]]'' == Holy Synod of Greece ==:<small> ''See Main Article: </small> [[Holy Synod of Greece]]'' The Church of Greece is organised as a state church, similar to the pattern adopted in the Russian church under [[w:Peter the Great|Peter the Great]] of Russia. The ultimate authority is vested in the [[Synod of Bishops]] under the presidency of the archbishop of Athens and all Greece. A second synod, with the same presidency, consists of 12 bishops, each serving for one year only. The first synnod deals with general ecclesiastical questions, whereas the second synod deals with administrative details. The church is divided into 81 small dioceses; some of these, are nominally under the jurisdiction of Constantinople. The majority of the church's priests in Greece do not have a university education, with very little formal training beyond two years at higher seminaries after high school. An up-to-date listing, in order of seniority of ordination, of the [http://www.ecclesia.gr/English/holysynod/hierarchy.htm Holy Synod] can be accessed at the Church of Greece's official website.
==History==
:<small> ''See also: </small> [[Timeline of Orthodoxy in Greece]]''
==Greek saints==
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== Churches and Monasteries Greek language on the church ==The Greek language has been known as the "Sacred Language" of the church from the time of the Apostles and enjoyed its prominence mainly in the early history of Christianity. In scriptural study and to a great extend it is one of the original languages of the Scriptures (the New Testament). :''... adsolent Latini homines Graece cantare oblectati sono verborum nescientes tamen quid dicant.'' [The Latins are accustomed to singing in Greek, delighted by the sounds of the words, but not knowing what they are saying.] <smallref> ''See Main ArticleThe "Ambrosiaster" (saec. IV) on 1 Cor 14: 14; CSEL 81, 2, p. 153, 6 </smallref> [[:Category:Greek Monasteries|List <!---The untranslated symbolism of the threefold "Ego sum A et Ω" of Greek Monasteries]]''the Apocalypse--->
== Holy Synod of Greece Greek Theologians ==:<small> ''See Main ArticleNote: Strictly, a "Theologians" is a person who has firstly been sanctified who have been awarded with the title of "Saint" by the church are listed in this section. </small> [[Holy Synod of Greece]]''
== Modern Writers ==
*[[Christos Yannaras]]
*[[Apostolos Makrakis]]
== References and notes ==
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