Portrait of a Patriarch: Bartholomew of Constantinople - Archon News Article - Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
An annual pilgrimage of Christians took place on June 11th in Turkey to celebrate the spiritual leader of the world’s approximately 300 million Orthodox faithful. His All-Holiness, Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch, celebrates his patron saint – the Holy A…
Portrait of a Patriarch: Bartholomew of Constantinople - Archon News Article - Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Skip to Content Trending topics : 2024 Religious Freedom Conference 2023 USCIRF Report on Turkey Follow @OrderStAndrew Facebook Twitter Flickr YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Donate Trending topics : 2024 Religious Freedom Conference 2023 USCIRF Report on Turkey Follow @OrderStAndrew Facebook Twitter Flickr YouTube Instagram LinkedIn ChristianPersecution.com Offering insights on the issues facing Christians living in the Holy Lands and the Middle East, and wherever they are suffering for their faith. About What is an Archon? Archon Candidate Credentials Form History Saint Andrew the Apostle Bylaws Offikions (Archon Titles) The Athenagoras Human Rights Award The Nicholas J. Bouras Award for Extraordinary Archon Stewardship Who We Are Spiritual Leadership National Commander Executive Committee Functionaries National Council Regional Commanders Emeritus Members Engagement Committees Ecumenical Patriarchate The Orthodox Church The Ecumenical Patriarchate The Buildings Patriarchal Church of St. George Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew The Exarch Greek Orthodox Sites in Istanbul Chalcedon and its Monuments The Princes' Islands Other Historical Sites The Ecumenical Councils List of Ecumenical Patriarchs A Short History Remembering Smyrna News Patriarchal News Archon News Necrology 2022 Annual Report Photos Video Publications Christian Persecution Issues Government Interference in Patriarchal Elections No Legal Identity Confiscation of Property Non-Recognition of "Ecumenical" Status Forcible closure of Halki Seminary Statistics Orthodoxy Under Attack Systematic Persecution Efforts International Conferences Efforts In the United States Efforts in Europe Efforts in the Judicial Arena What You Can Do Exarchs Appeal E.P.B.F. About Founders Donate Contact Donate Back Portrait of a Patriarch: Bartholomew of Constantinople Print Portrait of a Patriarch: Bartholomew of Constantinople Mail The article below was written by Evagelos Sotiropoulos, our brother Archon in Canada, to celebrate the Name Day of His All-Holiness (June 11). The Order of Saint Andrew has worked closely with Archon Evagelos over the years and has written extensively on Orthodox Christianity for a number of publications. He is the editor of The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ukraine Autocephaly: Historical, Canonical, and Pastoral Perspectives (2019) and Bartholomew in Canada: A Twenty Year Celebration (2018). Portrait of a Patriarch: Bartholomew of Constantinople An annual pilgrimage of Christians took place on June 11th in Turkey to celebrate the spiritual leader of the world’s approximately 300 million Orthodox faithful. His All-Holiness, Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch, celebrates his patron saint – the Holy Apostle Bartholomew – on that day. The feast brings together hierarchs, diplomats, politicians, and simple faithful to two sacred Christian sites in the historic city of Constantinople (Istanbul): the Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring at Baloukli for Great Vespers and the Patriarchal Church of St. George the Great Martyr at the Phanar for the Divine Liturgy. This year’s festivities took on added significance as it coincided with the Sunday of All Saints. Elected to the First Throne of Orthodoxy in October 1991, the tenure of His All-Holiness is in many ways unprecedented. He is the longest-serving Ecumenical Patriarch in the history of the 2,000-year-old local church founded by St. Andrew the First-called Apostle, which include such luminaries of Christendom as John Chrysostom, Gregory the Theologian, and Photios the Great. A leading bishop of Orthodoxy for decades, Bartholomew’s patriarchal ministry began as many traditionally Orthodox countries in Eastern Europe began to unshackle themselves from the stifling yoke of communism. Continue Reading... Subscribe to our mailing list * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name News Type Archon General News Persecution News Daily Readings Readings Matins Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31 Epistle Reading: Acts of the Apostles 19:1-8 Gospel Reading: John 1:29-34 Saints and Feasts Synaxis of John the Holy Glorious Prophet, Baptist, & Forerunner Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Cedd, Bishop of Scotland Download Our App iOS Android Links Ecumenical Patriarchate Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Leadership 100 Philoptochos Contact 8 East 79th Street New York, NY 10075 Phone: 212-570-3550 Fax: 212-774-0214 [email protected] Donate