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72-705: A winged lion , is an aspect of the Tetramorph . On the pinnacle of St Mark's Cathedral he is depicted as holding a Bible , and surmounting a golden lion which is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Venetian Republic . It is also found in the symbol of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria . It appears in both merchant and military naval flags of the Italian Republic . The Lion of Saint Mark
108-926: A priest for the Latin rite and sent a representative to the Fourth Lateran Council. The first recorded sign of schism was the Bishop of Rome's appointing a titular Latin Patriarch of Alexandria in 1310. In the 19th century Orthodoxy in Africa began to grow again. One thing that changed this in the 19th century was the Orthodox diaspora. People from Greece , Syria and Lebanon , in particular, went to different parts of Africa, and some established Orthodox Churches. Many Greeks also settled in Alexandria from
144-586: A recompense to the Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa, while in earlier years they were connected to particular positions within the patriarchal court and the administrative mechanism of the Patriarchate, which over the years slackened. List of Greek Orthodox Churches in Egypt Lion of Saint Mark The Lion of Saint Mark , representing Mark the Evangelist , pictured in the form of
180-510: A result of mission initiatives by Western Christians; Roman Catholic, Protestant and especially in the 20th century adherents to Western-origin Christian bodies that do not fit into this old dichotomy. These Western-initiated churches were, however, very often tied to Western culture. The Greek missions to African outposts followed Greek-speaking settlers, as with the missions to America and Australia, and still provide cultural links to Greece and
216-708: A result of this miracle, the father believed in Christ." In some depictions the lion rests his front paws on the ground, often in cities with rivers or in ones close to water, indicating the Venetian balanced power on land and sea. Venetian tradition states that when Mark was traveling through Europe, he arrived at a lagoon in Venice, whereby an angel appeared to him and said, " Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus. Hic requiescet corpus tuum. " ("Peace be with thee, O Mark, my evangelist. Here thy body will rest."). This tradition
252-502: Is Leòn de San Marco . The Venetian lion appears in two distinct forms. One is as a winged animal resting on water, to symbolise dominance over the seas, holding St. Mark's Gospel under a paw. These animals can be seen all around the Mediterranean, usually on top of a classical stone column. The other form is known as the lion "in moleca", in the form of a crab. Here the lion is depicted full-faced with its wings circled around
288-597: Is also the symbol of the award of the Venice Film Festival , the " Golden Lion ", and of the insurance company Assicurazioni Generali . The representation as a lion is derived from Mark's description of John the Baptist as "...The voice of the one who cries in the wilderness: Prepare Ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths", which artists compared to a roaring lion. The wings come from Ezekiel 1:10 and
324-629: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria Autocephaly and canonicity recognized by Constantinople and 3 other autocephalous Churches: Spiritual independence recognized by Georgian Orthodox Church: Semi-Autonomous: The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa ( Ancient Greek : Πατριαρχεῖον Ἀλεξανδρείας καὶ πάσης Ἀφρικῆς , romanized : Patriarkheîon Alexandreías ke pásīs Afrikês , lit. 'The Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa'), also known as
360-688: Is rejected by the Russian Orthodox Church and several other Orthodox churches. This was done after Theodore II announced support for the OCU. The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church noted that it remains in communion with clerics of the Alexandria church who reject Theodore II's decision. In 2016, the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria voted to reinstate the female diaconate ; in
396-712: The Coptic Orthodox Church , signing a joint declaration allowing intermarriage and setting the stage for improved relations between the two ancient patriarchates. His efforts were ended as the result of a helicopter crash on September 11, 2004, in the Aegean Sea near Greece , killing him and several other clergy, including Bishop Nectarios of Madagascar , another bishop with a profound missionary vision. The metropolitans and bishops of this expanding church remain overwhelmingly of Greek or Cypriot origin. Today, some 300,000 Eastern Orthodox Christians constitute
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#1732765393130432-707: The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople after the schism that followed the Council of Chalcedon in 451. Mark the Evangelist is considered the founder of the See, and the Patriarchate's emblem is the Lion of Saint Mark . The head bishop of the Patriarchate of Alexandria is the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa , currently Theodore II of Alexandria . His full title is " His Most Divine Beatitude
468-873: The Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria , is an autocephalous patriarchate that is part of the Eastern Orthodox Church . Its seat is in Alexandria and it has canonical responsibility for the entire African continent. It is commonly called the Greek or Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria to distinguish it from the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria . Members of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate were once referred to as " Melkites " by non-Chalcedonian Christians because they remained in communion with
504-437: The 1840s and Orthodoxy began to flourish there again, and schools and printing presses were established. For a while there was some confusion, especially outside Egypt. As happened in other places, Orthodox immigrants would establish an ethnic "community", which would try to provide a church, school, sporting and cultural associations. They would try to get a priest for the community in the place they had emigrated from, and there
540-812: The 1930s, Daniel William Alexander visited first Uganda, and later Kenya . Spartas, however, also made contact with Fr Nikodemos Sarikas, a missionary priest in Tanganyika , and through him made contact with the Greek Patriarch of Alexandria . In 1946 the African Orthodox groups in Kenya and Uganda were received into the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria. In the 1950s, however, the Orthodox Church in Kenya suffered severe oppression at
576-698: The 9th century, beginning with the Ecumenical patriarchate in Constantinople , where the offices existed hierarchically in three pentads. There are ecclesiastical offices, for both the clergy and lay people. However, the offices for lay people acquired greater validity and dissemination during the Ottoman period whence they were gradually disseminated to the other ancient Patriarchates of the East. The offices are awarded by "patriarchal esteem and intention" as
612-809: The Eastern Roman Emperor and in communion with the Patriarchs in Rome, Antioch, Constantinople, and Jerusalem. A healthy correspondence of Eulogius of Alexandria with Gregory the Great of Rome is evident from the fourteen books of Gregory's letters called the Registrum. After the Arab conquest of Egypt in the 7th century – which permanently separated the region from the Byzantine Empire –
648-631: The Evangelist in the office of Bishop of Alexandria, who founded the church in the 1st century, and therefore marked the beginning of Christianity in Africa . It is one of the five ancient patriarchates of the early church , called the Pentarchy . The seat of the patriarchate is the Cathedral of the Annunciation, also known as the Cathedral of Evangelismos , in Alexandria. The history of
684-818: The Greek Chalcedonians became an isolated minority in the region, even among Christians, and the church has remained small for centuries. These Alexandrian Christians remained in ecclesiastical communion with the Patriarch of Constantinople, who likewise recorded their names and also the Pope of Rome in his diptychs. During the Crusades, they also gave no hint of schism with Rome, since the Greek Patriarch of Alexandria administered holy communion to Latin merchants and prisoners and allowed Latin priests to use their own ritual books. Patriarch Nicholas I ordained
720-710: The Greek patriarchy in Egypt . African-initiated churches interested in the various forms of Orthodoxy, but finding it difficult to make contact with historic Orthodoxy in the parts of Africa where they lived, sought further afield. In the 1920s some of them made contact with the so-called African Orthodox Church in the USA (not a part of the canonical community of Eastern Orthodox Churches), notably Daniel William Alexander in South Africa , and Ruben Spartas Mukasa in Uganda . In
756-776: The Lion of St. Mark in recognition of their previous positions as Patriarchs of Venice. It is also visible in several places in the Giuliano-Dalmata area of Rome (including the church of San Marco Evangelista in Agro Laurentino ), which was settled by refugees from the Julian March (formerly Venetian territory) after the Second World War . The name of the Lion of Saint Mark in the Venetian language
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#1732765393130792-532: The Orthodox Christian faith in Arab nations and throughout Africa , raising up native clergy and encouraging the use of local languages in the liturgical life of the church. Particularly sensitive to the nature of Christian expansion into Muslim countries, he worked to promote mutual understanding and respect between Orthodox Christians and Muslims. He also worked to improve ecumenical relations with
828-753: The Patriarchate of Alexandria in Egypt , the highest number since the Roman Empire . The current primate of the Greek Church of Alexandria is Theodoros II , Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa. On 27 December 2019 the Russian Orthodox Church officially cut ties with the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate in Alexandria over the latter's recognition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine , which
864-491: The Patriarchate of Alexandria includes some of the greatest and most renowned fathers of the Church , especially the histories of Athanasius and Cyril , who were patriarchs of Alexandria at the ecumenical councils of Nicaea and Ephesus respectively. In the schism that was created by the political and Christological controversies at the Council of Chalcedon in 451, the Church of Alexandria split in two. The majority of
900-725: The Pope and Patriarch of the Great City of Alexandria , Libya , Pentapolis , Ethiopia , all the land of Egypt , and all Africa , Father of Fathers, Shepherd of Shepherds, Prelate of Prelates, thirteenth of the Apostles , and Judge of the Œcumene ". Like the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria , he claims to have succeeded the Apostle Mark
936-640: The application of the prophet's vision of four winged creatures to the evangelists. These appear again in Revelation 4:7. A second connection of Mark and lions comes from a tale recounted by Severus ibn al-Muqaffa : "Once a lion and lioness appeared to John Mark and his father Arostalis while they were traveling in Jordan . The father was very scared and begged his son to escape, while he awaited his fate. John Mark assured his father that Jesus Christ would save them and began to pray. The two beasts fell dead and as
972-786: The following year, it ordained six female subdeacons in the Democratic Republic of Congo . In 2024 the Patriarchate ordained its first female deacon, Angelic Molen, in Zimbabwe , making her the first female deacon in the Eastern Orthodox Church. The institution of the Offikialoi has its roots in the Hierarchy of the Byzantine Empire and primarily came into the ecclesiastical world around
1008-589: The hands of the British colonial authorities during the Mau Mau Uprising . Most of the clergy were put in concentration camps, and churches and schools were closed. Only the Cathedral in Nairobi (which had a largely Greek membership) remained open. Archbishop Makarios III of Cyprus preached an anti-colonialist sermon at the cathedral on his way home from exile, and this led to friendship between him and
1044-446: The head and resembling the claws of a crustacean. It is emerging from water, so that the lion "in moleca" is associated with the lagoon and the city, whereas the standing winged lion is thought to be more associated with Venetian territory around the Mediterranean. The Latin words engraved on the book are Pax Tibi Marce Evangelista Meus , which means Peace unto you, Mark, my Evangelist . Other elements often included in depictions of
1080-616: The leader of the anti-colonial struggle in Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta . After Kenya became independent in 1963 the situation eased, and the Greek-speaking Church of Cyprus helped to get the presence of the Greek Orthodox Church in Kenya once more, building a seminary and sending missionary teachers. In recent years, a considerable missionary effort was enacted by Pope Petros VII . During his seven years as patriarch (1997–2004), he worked tirelessly to spread
1116-421: The lion include a halo over his head, a book, or a sword in its paws. In British heraldry, "Lion of St. Mark" is commonly used to refer to all winged lions. These figures are depicted in arms as both passant and, more commonly, sejant, and also appear as supporters. The heraldist Arthur Charles Fox-Davies , however, defined the true Lion of St. Mark as being one used specifically within religious badges to signify
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1152-652: The native (i.e., Coptic ) population did not accede to the Council of Chalcedon, adhering instead to the Miaphysite Christology of the Oriental Orthodox communion, and became known as the Coptic Orthodox Church . 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
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1224-448: Was rebuilt. It was moved from its pedestal only at the end of the 1800s for restoration and during the Second World War for safekeeping. The Lion underwent careful restoration work in the 1990s. Restorers believe its body is roughly 2,300 years old. There are also lions carved in relief on the façade of the Doge's Palace , and at the Scuola Grande di San Marco The coats of arms of Popes Pius X , John XXIII , and John Paul I contain
1260-420: Was some confusion about which bishops were responsible for these priests. Eventually, in the 1920s it was agreed that all Orthodox churches in Africa would be under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Alexandria , and so Africa has managed to avoid the jurisdictional confusion that has prevailed in places like America and Australia . In Africa south of the Sahara most of the growth in Christianity began as
1296-480: Was used as justification by Rustico da Torcello and Bon da Malamocco in 828 for stealing the remains of Mark from his grave in Alexandria , and moving them to Venice, where they were eventually interred in the Basilica of St. Mark . A fifteen-foot bronze statue of a lion stands atop a column of Egyptian granite in St. Mark's Square. It was brought to the lagoon during the 12th century, and remained there until Napoleon moved it to Paris. Returned in 1815, it fell and
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