Essays Tagged: "Patriarch of Antioch"
The Syrian Orthodox Church
ch was established in Antioch by St. Peter, head of the Apostles, who is considered to be the first patriarch of the "Holy Universal Church". The successive patriarchs, also called bishops, of Antioch ... so called bishops, of Antioch were recognized as heads of Christianity like the Roman and Byzantine patriarchs. Everything was going well until the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451 when the Syrian Ortho ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity