Patriarch Theophilos: Jerusalem Church occupies a special place in Orthodoxy

Patriarch Theophilos in Athens. Photo: eeod.gr

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem stated that the Jerusalem Orthodox Church occupies a unique place among the Local Orthodox Churches, as its foundation is the most holy Tomb of the Lord Jesus Christ, reports the UOJ in Greece.

The Primate of the Jerusalem Church said this after the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre of the Lord in Athens.

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According to Patriarch Theophilos, other Local Churches are founded on the preaching of the holy apostles, while the Jerusalem Church has a special connection with the very place of Christ's Resurrection.

"The Jerusalem Church has the unique privilege of being founded on the sacred and all-holy Tomb of our Lord Jesus Christ," emphasized the Primate.

The Patriarch noted that this is precisely why the Jerusalem Patriarchate perceives its ministry not only as care for the local flock in the Holy Land but also as a special responsibility before the entire Orthodox world.

As the UOJ reported, the Primate of the Jerusalem Patriarchate in Athens also spoke about trials in the Holy Land.

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