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The '''Church of Jerusalem''' is the mother church "Mother of all Churches" of all of Christendom, because it was in Jerusalem that the Church was established on the day of [[Pentecost]] with the descent of the [[Holy Spirit]] on the disciples of [[Jesus Christ]]. From Jerusalem the gospel of Christ was spread to the world.
As Christianity spread, and the persecutions of the Jews by Roman authorities in their homeland increased, causing the dispersion of many of the Christians from Jerusalem, the import of this church and its impact on the ongoing life of the whole Church diminished. As other churches gained ascendency, namely the Churches of [[Church of Rome|Rome]], [[Church of Constantinople|Constantinople]], [[Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]], and [[Church of Antioch|Antioch]], the Church of Jerusalem was accorded a place of honor with them among the five original Christian [[patriarchate]]s of the Christian world, called the ''[[Pentarchy]]''.
Following the recent deposition of Patriarch [[Irenaios I (Skopelitis) of Jerusalem|Irenaios I]] amidst scandals regarding the transfer of land to Jewish control, the Holy Synod of the church named as their [[locum tenens|temporary primate]] His Eminence Metropolitan [[Cornelius (Rodousakis) of Petra]]. On [[August 22]], 2005, the Holy Synod unanimously elected the former Archbishop of Tabor, [[Theophilus III (Giannopoulos) of Jerusalem|Theophilus]], as the 141st Patriarch of Jerusalem.
==History==
* 52 first Apostolic Council is held in Jerusalem
==Holy places of worship==
===Biblical===
*The [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)]]
*St. Sion
*St. Bethlahem
*The kathisma of the Panagia
*St. Gethsimani
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===Places of importance===
*The [[St. Catherine's Monastery (Sinai)|Holy Monastery of St. Catherine]] ([[Mount Sinai]]), also believed to be the site of the Burning Bush from the Old Testament.
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==Monasteries==
#The Lavra of St. Savvas the Hegiasmenos.
There are two churches in Jerusalem, the Church of St. Demetrios and the Church of St. Theklas. There is also the cathedric Church of St. Iakovos the "Adelfotheou" which also has two chapels dedicated to the Myrofores and the Holy 40 Martyrs of Jerusalem. The chapel of the Holy 40 martyrs holds the relics of all the Patriarchs of Jerusalem.
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