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The '''Metropolis of Filippoi, Neapolis and Thassos''' is part of the [[Church of Greece]].
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The '''Metropolis of Filippoi, Neapolis and Thassos''' is located in Greek Macedonia. The Metropolis is one of the metropolises of the New Lands in Greece that are within the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Church of Constantinople]] but de facto are administered for practical reasons as part of the [[Church of Greece]] under an agreement between the churches of Athens and Constantinople.
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Since 1924, Neapolis, now Kavala, is the [[see|seat]] of the [[metropolitan]] [[bishop]] of metropolis.  
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
According to the [[Acts of the Apostles]], the history of the Church in this region stretches back to the [[Apostle Paul]] and his [[disciple]]s [[Apostle Silas|Silas]], [[Apostle Timothy|Timothy]], and [[Apostle Luke|Luke]] when they visited Neapolis and founded the first church in Philippi around 50 AD. These events are narrated by the [[Evangelist]] [[Apostle Luke|Luke]] in the 16th chapter of his [[Gospel of Luke|gospel]].
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As recorded in chapter sixteen of the [[Acts of the Apostles]], it was in Neapolis that  the [[Apostle Paul]] and his [[disciple]]s [[Apostle Silas|Silas]], [[Apostle Timothy|Timothy]], and [[Apostle Luke|Luke]] first arrived in Europe. In the year 49 in Philippi, Paul preached for the first time in Europe and established the first European Christian community. Subsequently, he visited the city again in 56 and 57.
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The first [[church]] attested in Neapolis was a small building that was probably originally a small prayer house. Around 343, a [[basilica]] dedicated to Paul was built, as identified by a mosaic on the pavement. During the later centuries, the town possessed a [[cathedral]] that at the time rivaled the churches in [[Constantinople]].
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==Sources==
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*[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/313515/Kavala Britannica: Kavala]
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*[http://www.sunshinegreece.com/en/?p=453  Kavala-Philippi]
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*[http://www.planetware.com/kavala/philippi-gr-mac-phil.htm  Philippi]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==

Revision as of 00:58, December 16, 2011

The Metropolis of Filippoi, Neapolis and Thassos is located in Greek Macedonia. The Metropolis is one of the metropolises of the New Lands in Greece that are within the jurisdiction of the Church of Constantinople but de facto are administered for practical reasons as part of the Church of Greece under an agreement between the churches of Athens and Constantinople.

Since 1924, Neapolis, now Kavala, is the seat of the metropolitan bishop of metropolis.

History

As recorded in chapter sixteen of the Acts of the Apostles, it was in Neapolis that the Apostle Paul and his disciples Silas, Timothy, and Luke first arrived in Europe. In the year 49 in Philippi, Paul preached for the first time in Europe and established the first European Christian community. Subsequently, he visited the city again in 56 and 57.

The first church attested in Neapolis was a small building that was probably originally a small prayer house. Around 343, a basilica dedicated to Paul was built, as identified by a mosaic on the pavement. During the later centuries, the town possessed a cathedral that at the time rivaled the churches in Constantinople.

Sources

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