Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

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The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (Greek: Οἰκουμενικὸν Πατριαρχεῖον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, 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, as well as its role as the mother church of most modern Eastern Orthodox churches, Constantinople holds a special place of honor within Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The see serves as the seat for the Ecumenical Patriarch, who holds the status of primus inter pares (first among equals) among the world's Eastern Orthodox primates, and is regarded as the representative and spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians. The Phanar (Turkish: Fener), the name of the neighborhood where the Ecumenical Patriarch resides, is often used as a metonym for the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The Ecumenical Patriarchate of...

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