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• n  the jurisdiction of a patriarch
• n  a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

• The article on the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul April 3 has unfortunately fallen victim to Greek propaganda against Turkey.
• Although the Moscow patriarchate sent observers to the first session of the Vatican Coun cil, none of the Orthodox churches in the Near East did so; there is hope that some will .
• The principal entrance to the grounds of Istanbul's patriarchate is a door that is never opened.

• patriarchy

News & Articles

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• Nuns, orphans trapped in Syria's Maalula: church
  DAMASCUS (AFP) - Nearly 40 nuns and orphans are trapped inside a convent in the Syrian Christian town of Maalula, where regime troops are battling rebel forces, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate said Tuesday.
  Sept. 24, 2013 - AFP via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Fouad Twal in International Herald Tribune
  Twal told a ceremony in Jerusalem, "I am receiving from our Holy Church the responsibility of guiding our beloved Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Mother of all Churches," his office said Sunday.
• Murat Belge in Boston Globe (registration)
  Told of the patriarch's comments, Belge said: "If he had said there was an Armenian genocide, it's very likely that he would be assassinated by some fascists, the patriarchate would be burned, and Armenians leading their daily lives would be shot by...
• Eve Ensler in Inter Press Service
  In this European framework [of Turkey's EU application] are included the issues of an earnest ambassador of Turkey's path to Europe and the world, the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Issues such as reopening the patriarchate's Halki seminary and... Costas Karamanlis http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostas_Karamanlis&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEmYj3a9SbUSVEHYySByyWZV1aSqg EnerPub http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.energypublisher.com/article.asp%3Fid%3D14131&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHYF25cGqjkpldxNAnPe8_ksno6pQ Jan 31, 2008 72768 97337 patriarchic I think there's an enormous amount of protocol around it, and all kinds of 1325s and 1820s [Security Council resolutions], but very often they are not applied. And, I think we're still living in very patriarchic institution that hasn't come to...