Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem is the Latin Catholic ecclesiastical patriarchate in Jerusalem, officially seated in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It was originally established in 1099, with the Kingdom of Jerusalem encompassing the territories in the Holy Land newly conquered by the First Crusade. From 1374 to 1847 it was a titular see, with the patriarchs of Jerusalem being based at the Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura in Rome. Pope Pius IX re-established a resident Latin patriarch in 1847.
Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the current Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
Entry of the Latin Patriarch in Jerusalem (from James Tissot)
Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, the Patriarchate's co-cathedral, Jerusalem
Alessio Ascalesi the Archbishop of Naples with Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer & Luigi Barlassina the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem on the right, August 11, 1926
The Latin Church is the largest autonomous particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church is one of 24 churches sui iuris in full communion with the pope; the other 23 are collectively referred to as the Eastern Catholic Churches, and have approximately 18 million members combined.
Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy
Image: San Bernabé o San Mateo (Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando)
Image: San Pedro en lágrimas Murillo
Image: Guido Reni Saint James the Greater Google Art Project
