The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy (and Malta from 2005[citation needed] until the creation of the Exarchate of Malta in 2021),[1] officially the Sacred Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy and Exarchate of Southern Europe (Italian: Sacra Arcidiocesi Ortodossa d'Italia ed Esarcato per l'Europa Meridionale), is a diocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople with see in Venice.[2] The diocese was created in 1991. The current archbishop and exarch is Polykarpos Stavropoulos.[3]
The Italo-Byzantine Monastery of St Mary of Grottaferrata, 20 kilometers south of Rome, was founded by Saint Nilus the Younger in 1004.[4]
After the fall of Constantinople, many Greeks sought refuge in Italy and the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople appointed a series of Metropolitans, who resided in Venice from 1537 to 1797. But it was not until 1539 that the Greek community of Venice was authorised to begin building the church of San Giorgio dei Greci which still stands in the centre of the city on the canal known as the Rio dei Greci [it].[5] The church was completed in 1573 and is the oldest of the churches of the Greek diaspora in western Europe.[6]
In 1557, Venice's Greek community had nominated Pachomios, bishop of Zante and Cephalonia, to act in their church as bishop, which he apparently did for one year only.[7] In 1577 a Greek Orthodox archbishop resided in Venice who was recognized him as the religious head of the Greek Orthodox community in Venice, though with the non-Venetian title of Archbishop of Philadelphia.[8]
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^Nili, Cohen; Heldrich, Andreas (October 10, 2002). The Three Religions: Interdisciplinary Conference of Tel Aviv University and Munich University. Venice. p. 200. ISBN9783896759764. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
Bibliography
Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press LLC. ISBN9781434458766.
External links
Official website
January 07, 2023
orthodox, archdiocese, italy, greek, malta, from, 2005, citation, needed, until, creation, exarchate, malta, 2021, officially, sacred, exarchate, southern, europe, italian, sacra, arcidiocesi, ortodossa, italia, esarcato, europa, meridionale, diocese, ecumenic. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy and Malta from 2005 citation needed until the creation of the Exarchate of Malta in 2021 1 officially the Sacred Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy and Exarchate of Southern Europe Italian Sacra Arcidiocesi Ortodossa d Italia ed Esarcato per l Europa Meridionale is a diocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople with see in Venice 2 The diocese was created in 1991 The current archbishop and exarch is Polykarpos Stavropoulos 3 Contents 1 History 2 Archbishops of Italy 3 See also 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksHistory Edit Cathedral church of Saint George of the Greeks in Venice Archbishop Polykarpos Stavropoulos The Italo Byzantine Monastery of St Mary of Grottaferrata 20 kilometers south of Rome was founded by Saint Nilus the Younger in 1004 4 After the fall of Constantinople many Greeks sought refuge in Italy and the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople appointed a series of Metropolitans who resided in Venice from 1537 to 1797 But it was not until 1539 that the Greek community of Venice was authorised to begin building the church of San Giorgio dei Greci which still stands in the centre of the city on the canal known as the Rio dei Greci it 5 The church was completed in 1573 and is the oldest of the churches of the Greek diaspora in western Europe 6 In 1557 Venice s Greek community had nominated Pachomios bishop of Zante and Cephalonia to act in their church as bishop which he apparently did for one year only 7 In 1577 a Greek Orthodox archbishop resided in Venice who was recognized him as the religious head of the Greek Orthodox community in Venice though with the non Venetian title of Archbishop of Philadelphia 8 Archbishops of Italy EditSpyridon Papageorgiou 1991 1996 Gennadios Zervos 1996 2020 Polykarpos Stavropoulos since 2021 See also EditEastern Orthodoxy in Italy Greek Orthodox Church San Giovanni TheristisReferences Edit New Exarchate of Ecumenical Patriarchate in Malta Orthodox Times En Sacra Arcidiocesi Ortodossa d Italia e Malta www ortodossia it Retrieved 2020 09 17 Exclusive This is the new Metropolitan of Italy Orthodox Times En History and Origins of the Exarchic Greek Abbey of St Mary of Grottaferrata Basilian Monks www abbaziagreca it Retrieved 2020 09 17 Venice Art amp Culture San Giorgio dei Greci www facarospauls com Retrieved 2020 09 17 Nicol Donald M 1988 Byzantium and Venice A Study in Diplomatic and Cultural Relations Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 34157 4 A Companion to Venetian History 1400 1797 first ed Eric R Dursteler July 11 2013 p 992 ISBN 978 90 04 25251 6 Retrieved April 24 2018 Nili Cohen Heldrich Andreas October 10 2002 The Three Religions Interdisciplinary Conference of Tel Aviv University and Munich University Venice p 200 ISBN 9783896759764 Retrieved April 24 2018 Bibliography EditKiminas Demetrius 2009 The Ecumenical Patriarchate A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs Wildside Press LLC ISBN 9781434458766 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy amp oldid 1126414197, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
