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{{orientalchurches}} The '''Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch''' or '''Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch''' is one of the [[Oriental Orthodox]] churches. It [[schism|separated]] from the [[Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox Church]] after Prior to the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council|Council of Chalcedon]] (AD in 451)the Church of Antioch was united, but after the Council two lines of patriarchs arose, one supported by the East Roman Empire that favored Chalcedon and another persecuted by the East Romans that rejected Chalcedon. It The Church is sometimes referred to also known as the ''Jacobite'' (though this term is at times taken as derogatory) on account Church after one of the source more prominent leaders of much of its the movement against Chalcedon, [[bishop|episcopacyJacob Baradaeus]], and follows the [[Jacob BaradeusWest Syrian Rite]]. ==History==The Syriac Orthodox Church is one of the oldest churches in the world, having its roots in the city of Antioch (modern Antakya, Turkey) where the disciples of the Lord were first called Christians. Antioch was one of the great cities of the East under the Roman Empire and played a central role in the life of the Church in Cilicia, Syria, and Mesopotamia. At the Council of Nicaea in 325 it was recognized as a patriarchate alongside Rome and Alexandria.
The current leader is His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I IwasChurch of Antioch played a central role in the first three ecumenical councils that shaped the doctrine and structure of the Orthodox Church. After the split over Chalcedon a struggle developed within the Church for the control of the patriarchate, with the Roman emperors generally favoring those in favor of Chalcedon, but occasionally also supporting those who opposed it. In 518 the anti-Chalcedon patriarch, Patriarch St. [[Severus of Antioch ]], was exiled from the city and all never returned. Since then the East, Supreme Head patriarchs of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Churchhave changed the seat of their patriarchate several times. Aleppo, Malatya, Diyarbakir, Mardin, and Homs all served as seats of the Patriarchs of Antioch, who only moved to Damascus in 1959.
[[Category:Jurisdictions|Antioch (Syriac)]]
[[Category:Oriental Orthodox|Antioch]]
[[es:Iglesia Ortodoxa Siriana]]
[[fr:Église d'Antioche (syriaque)]]
[[ro:Biserica Antiohiei (Siriacă)]]