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A small portion of the Church of Alexandria followed Chalcedonian Christology, and this is called the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, since it used Greek as its liturgical language. These Greek Chalcedonian believers were loyal to the Eastern Roman Emperor and in communion with the Patriarchs in Rome, Antioch, Constantinople, and Jerusalem.
The Church of St. George (Greek: Εκκλησία Αγίου Γεωργίου; Arabic: كنيسة القديس جورج) is a Greek Orthodox church within the Babylon Fortress in Coptic Cairo. [1] [2] It is part of the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of St George under the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa. [1]
Tradition holds that the Church of Alexandria was founded by Saint Mark the Evangelist [1] circa 49 AD and claims jurisdiction over all Christians on the African continent. Today, three churches claim to be direct heirs of the original Church of Alexandria: The Coptic Orthodox Church, an Oriental Orthodox church
Bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria (1 C, 9 P) G. ... Church of St. George (Cairo) G. Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Khartoum; O.
Porac – St. Catherine of Alexandria; Pulilan – Isidore the Laborer [102] Quezon City – Our Lady of La Naval de Manila; Santa – St. Catherine of Alexandria; Santa Catalina – St. Catherine of Alexandria; Santa Catalina – St. Catherine of Alexandria; San Juan, Batangas – John The Baptist; San Juan – John the Baptist
The Golden Order of St. George (Georgian Orthodox Church, 2008) [14] The Patriarch Alexy II Prize "For outstanding activities to strengthen the unity of Orthodox peoples. For the approval and promotion of Christian values in the life of society" (2012) [15] Order of the Serbian flag of the I degree (September 26, 2017, Serbia) [16]
The Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria has the title Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa. The term "Greek" is a religious identifier and not an ethnic one; while many of these patriarchs were ethnic Greeks, some were Hellenized Egyptians , and others were Melkite Arabs.
According to the constitution, Greek Orthodoxy is the prevailing religion of Greece; this is reinforced by displays of the Greek flag and national emblem at church properties. Adherence to the Eastern Orthodox Church was established as a definitive hallmark of Greek ethnic identity in the first modern Greek constitution, the " Epidaurus Law ...