The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is one of the autocephalous churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is headed by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
St. George's Cathedral, Istanbul, headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
The Church of Hagia Irene was the cathedral church of the Patriarchate before Hagia Sophia was completed in 360.
Hagia Sophia was the patriarchal cathedral until 1453.
Monument to St. Cyril and St. Methodius, Byzantine missionaries to the Slavs
The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople is the archbishop of Constantinople and primus inter pares among the heads of the several autocephalous churches that comprise the Eastern Orthodox Church. T
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
…romanized: Oikoumenikón Patriarkhíon Konstantinoupóleos) is one of the autocephalous churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is headed by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Because of its historical location as the capital of the former Eastern Roman Empire and its role as the mother church of most modern Eastern Orthodox…
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Double-headed eagle emblem atop the entrance of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Throne room inside the Patriarchate of Constantinople. The Gospel is enthroned on the dais; the patriarch sits on the lower throne in front.
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2744 x 2900 pixels 3.1 MB