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Church of Antioch
The Church of Antioch (Arabic: كنيسة أنطاكية, romanized: kánīsa ʾanṭākiya, pronounced [ka.niː.sa ʔan.tˤaː.ki.ja]; Turkish: Antakya Kilisesi) was the first of the five major churches of what later became the pentarchy in Christianity, with its primary seat in the ancient Greek city of Antioch (present-day Antakya, Turkey).
The earliest record of the church of Antioch is given in Acts 11, stating that some "men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus [...] and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord." Later, at the start of their missionary journeys, Paul the Apostle (also called Saul) and Barnabas preached in Antioch for a year, and followers of the church were called "Christians" for the first time.
Followers of Jesus Christ trace the origin of the term Christian to the church community that developed in Antioch. The organized life of the early Christian church began after Jesus’ resurrection and ascension, especially at Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was given to the apostles. Following the martyrdom of Stephen and the resulting persecution in Jerusalem, many believers were scattered into surrounding regions and preached the gospel as they went. Some of these dispersed believers reached Antioch, where they proclaimed the message to both Jews and Gentiles, and a significant community of disciples formed. When the church in Jerusalem learned of this development, it sent Barnabas to Antioch; Barnabas later retrieved Saul (Paul) from Tarsus, and the two taught the believers for a year. It was in Antioch that the followers of Jesus were first called “Christians.”
According to verses 19–26 of Acts 11, Barnabas went to Tarsus in search of Saul and brought him to Antioch. They met with the church and taught for a year. The disciples, who had been scattered because of persecution in Jerusalem, were first called Christians in Antioch. One of the leading members of this group was Barnabas, who was sent to organize the new church. The group later became the Patriarchate of Antioch, part of the pentarchy as one of the five great patriarchates.
Saul, also known as Paul the Apostle, began his missionary journeys in Antioch. According to Acts, Judaizers from Jerusalem caused a disturbance in the church. Paul started his first missionary journey from Antioch and returned there. After the Jerusalem decree to the gentile converts in Antioch, Paul began his second missionary journey from Antioch. His third journey also began there. Ignatius then served as bishop there from 70 AD until his martyrdom in 107 AD.
Antioch served as a central point for sending missionaries to the gentiles, probably after the Great Commission. Nicolas, one of the Seven Deacons, was a missionary from Antioch.
Antioch was also the birthplace of John Chrysostom, a prominent Christian father who died in 407 AD.
The seat of the Patriarchate was originally in Antioch (in present-day Turkey). In response to the Ottoman invasion in the 14th century, it was moved to Damascus.
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Church of Antioch
The Church of Antioch (Arabic: كنيسة أنطاكية, romanized: kánīsa ʾanṭākiya, pronounced [ka.niː.sa ʔan.tˤaː.ki.ja]; Turkish: Antakya Kilisesi) was the first of the five major churches of what later became the pentarchy in Christianity, with its primary seat in the ancient Greek city of Antioch (present-day Antakya, Turkey).
The earliest record of the church of Antioch is given in Acts 11, stating that some "men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus [...] and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord." Later, at the start of their missionary journeys, Paul the Apostle (also called Saul) and Barnabas preached in Antioch for a year, and followers of the church were called "Christians" for the first time.
Followers of Jesus Christ trace the origin of the term Christian to the church community that developed in Antioch. The organized life of the early Christian church began after Jesus’ resurrection and ascension, especially at Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was given to the apostles. Following the martyrdom of Stephen and the resulting persecution in Jerusalem, many believers were scattered into surrounding regions and preached the gospel as they went. Some of these dispersed believers reached Antioch, where they proclaimed the message to both Jews and Gentiles, and a significant community of disciples formed. When the church in Jerusalem learned of this development, it sent Barnabas to Antioch; Barnabas later retrieved Saul (Paul) from Tarsus, and the two taught the believers for a year. It was in Antioch that the followers of Jesus were first called “Christians.”
According to verses 19–26 of Acts 11, Barnabas went to Tarsus in search of Saul and brought him to Antioch. They met with the church and taught for a year. The disciples, who had been scattered because of persecution in Jerusalem, were first called Christians in Antioch. One of the leading members of this group was Barnabas, who was sent to organize the new church. The group later became the Patriarchate of Antioch, part of the pentarchy as one of the five great patriarchates.
Saul, also known as Paul the Apostle, began his missionary journeys in Antioch. According to Acts, Judaizers from Jerusalem caused a disturbance in the church. Paul started his first missionary journey from Antioch and returned there. After the Jerusalem decree to the gentile converts in Antioch, Paul began his second missionary journey from Antioch. His third journey also began there. Ignatius then served as bishop there from 70 AD until his martyrdom in 107 AD.
Antioch served as a central point for sending missionaries to the gentiles, probably after the Great Commission. Nicolas, one of the Seven Deacons, was a missionary from Antioch.
Antioch was also the birthplace of John Chrysostom, a prominent Christian father who died in 407 AD.
The seat of the Patriarchate was originally in Antioch (in present-day Turkey). In response to the Ottoman invasion in the 14th century, it was moved to Damascus.