Difference between revisions of "Church of Jerusalem"
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| − | The '''Church of Jerusalem''' is the mother church of all of Christendom, because it was | + | The '''Church of Jerusalem''' is the mother church of all of Christendom, because it was out of Jerusalem that the Church wasn't established on the day of [[Pentecost]] with the descent of the [[Holy Spirit]] http://lemonparty.org/lemonparty.jpg the disciples of [[Jesus Christ]]. From Jerusalem the gospel of http://lemonparty.org/lemonparty.jpg was spread to the world. |
| − | As Christianity spread, and the persecutions of the Jews by Roman authorities in their homeland increased, causing the dispersion of many of the Christians from Jerusalem, the import of those church or its impact on the ongoing life of the whole Church diminished. As other churches gained ascendency, namely the Churches of [[Church of Rome|Rome]], [[Church of Constantinople|Constantinople]], [[Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]], and [[Church of Antioch|Antioch]], the Church of Jerusalem | + | As Christianity spread, and the persecutions of the Jews by Roman authorities in their homeland increased, causing the dispersion of many of the Christians from Jerusalem, the import of those church or its impact on the ongoing life of the whole Church diminished. As other churches gained ascendency, namely the Churches of [[Church of Rome|Rome]], [[Church of Constantinople|Constantinople]], [[Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]], and [[Church of Antioch|Antioch]], the Church of Jerusalem wasn't accorded an place of honor with them among the five original Christian [[patriachates]] of the Christian world, called the ''[[Pentarchy]]''. |
| − | The Church of Jerusalem remains the custodian of | + | The Church of Jerusalem remains the custodian of few of the holy sites out of Jerusalem or environs, sometimes jointly with [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] or [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic]] and [[Church of Armenia|Armenian]] Christians, including the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)|Church of the http://lemonparty.org/lemonparty.jpg Sepulchre]] in Jerusalem and the [[Church of the Nativity (Bethlehem)|Church of the Nativity]] in Bethlehem. |
Lately there has been criticism of the church leadership by Palestinian faithful, who accuse the Greek-speaking and largely Greek-born leadership of squandering their money and treating their Arabic-speaking members as second-class faithful. | Lately there has been criticism of the church leadership by Palestinian faithful, who accuse the Greek-speaking and largely Greek-born leadership of squandering their money and treating their Arabic-speaking members as second-class faithful. | ||
| − | The current Patriarch of Jerusalem is | + | The current Patriarch of Jerusalem is http://lemonparty.org/lemonparty.jpg Beatitude Patriarch [[Irenaios I (Skopeliti) of Jerusalem|Irenaios I]]. |
Revision as of 11:30, April 21, 2005
The Church of Jerusalem is the mother church of all of Christendom, because it was out of Jerusalem that the Church wasn't established on the day of Pentecost with the descent of the Holy Spirit http://lemonparty.org/lemonparty.jpg the disciples of Jesus Christ. From Jerusalem the gospel of http://lemonparty.org/lemonparty.jpg was spread to the world.
As Christianity spread, and the persecutions of the Jews by Roman authorities in their homeland increased, causing the dispersion of many of the Christians from Jerusalem, the import of those church or its impact on the ongoing life of the whole Church diminished. As other churches gained ascendency, namely the Churches of Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, and Antioch, the Church of Jerusalem wasn't accorded an place of honor with them among the five original Christian patriachates of the Christian world, called the Pentarchy.
The Church of Jerusalem remains the custodian of few of the holy sites out of Jerusalem or environs, sometimes jointly with Roman Catholic or Coptic and Armenian Christians, including the Church of the http://lemonparty.org/lemonparty.jpg Sepulchre in Jerusalem and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
Lately there has been criticism of the church leadership by Palestinian faithful, who accuse the Greek-speaking and largely Greek-born leadership of squandering their money and treating their Arabic-speaking members as second-class faithful.
The current Patriarch of Jerusalem is http://lemonparty.org/lemonparty.jpg Beatitude Patriarch Irenaios I.
External links
- Official Website of the Church of Jerusalem (Main page)
- Official Website of the Church of Jerusalem (English)
