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The Church of Crete (Greek: Εκκλησία της Κρήτης) is an Eastern Orthodox church, comprising the island of Crete in Greece. The Church of Crete is semi- autonomous (self-governing) under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople .
The Pan-Orthodox Council, Kolymvari, Crete, Greece, June 2016 The Pan-Orthodox Council, officially referred to as the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Ancient Greek: Ἁγία καὶ Μεγάλη Σύνοδος τῆς Ὀρθοδόξου Ἐκκλησίας; [1] also sometimes called the Council of Crete), was a synod of set representative bishops of the universally recognised ...
1968 Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC) founded by the Archdiocese of Crete, near the Moni Gonia Monastery. [ 123 ] [ note 32 ] the Pope removed from the Calendar of Saints the Great-Martyr St. George the Trophy-bearer and erased thirty other Saints with him, including Saint Nicholas , Saint Christopher , Saint Barbara , and Saint Catherine ...
The Greek Orthodox Church, a member of the Eastern Orthodox Communion, is described as the "prevailing religion" in Greece's constitution. Since 1850, Greek Orthodoxy within Greece is organized in the Church of Greece. Its members comprise between 95% [1] and 98% [2] of the population.
This is a list of Eastern Orthodox bishops and archbishops. See also Eastern Orthodox Church organization and Patriarch . This article forms part of the series
The Presentation of the Virgin Mary Holy Metropolitan Church is a Greek Orthodox cathedral, located in Athinagora Square in the old town of Chania in Crete.It was originally built during the late period of Ottoman rule, between 1850 and 1860.
The Church of Saint Nicholas (Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου) is a Greek Orthodox church located in the Splanzia square in the town of Chania, Crete, Greece. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
The preamble of all subsequent Greek constitutions simply states "In the name of the Holy, Consubstantial, and Indivisible Trinity" and the Orthodox Church of Christ is established as the "prevailing" religion of Greece. Mainstream Orthodox clergy salaries and pensions are paid by the State, at rates comparable to those of teachers.