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Greek Orthodox Metropolis Of Austria
The Metropolis of Austria and Exarchate of Hungary and Central Europe (, ) is a metropolis of the Greek Orthodox Church founded in 1964. It is headed by Metropolitan Arsenios of Austria since 2011. History Greek presence in Austria can be attested as far back as the 1st century based on archeological excavations. When diplomatic relations were set between the Byzantine Empire and the Duchy of Austria a marriage was arranged between Duke Henry II and Theodora Komnene, niece of Manuel I Komnenos. In 1924 the Ecumenical Patriarch founded the Metropolis of Central Europe, which included Austria, with its first bishop as Germanos (Karavangelis). When Germanos died on February 11, 1935, the Metropolis of Central Europe was absorbed into the Archdiocese of Great Britain. On February 17, 1963, the Metropolis of Austria, the Exarchate of Hungary and Central Europe was created with Chrysostomos (Tsiter) becoming its first bishop. The diocese runs and operates the Greek National Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has Austrians, a population of around 9 million. The area of today's Austria has been inhabited since at least the Paleolithic, Paleolithic period. Around 400 BC, it was inhabited by the Celts and then annexed by the Roman Empire, Romans in the late 1st century BC. Christianization in the region began in the 4th and 5th centuries, during the late Western Roman Empire, Roman period, followed by the arrival of numerous Germanic tribes during the Migration Period. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecumenical Patriarch
The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople () is the archbishop of Constantinople and (first among equals) among the heads of the several autocephalous churches that comprise the Eastern Orthodox Church. The ecumenical patriarch is regarded as the representative and spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Christians worldwide. The term ''ecumenical'' in the title is a historical reference to the Ecumene, a Greek designation for the civilised world, i.e. the Roman Empire, and it stems from Canon 28 of the Council of Chalcedon. The patriarch's see, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, is one of the most enduring institutions in the world and has had a prominent part in world history. The ecumenical patriarchs in ancient times helped in the spread of Christianity and the resolution of various doctrinal disputes. In the Middle Ages, they played a major role in the affairs of the Eastern Orthodox Church, as well as in the politics of the Orthodox world, and in spreadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dioceses Of The Ecumenical Patriarchate Of Constantinople
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the diocese (Latin ''dioecesis'', from the Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration"). Christianity was given legal status in 313 with the Edict of Milan. Churches began to organize themselves into dioceses based on the civil dioceses, not on the larger regional imperial districts. These dioceses were often smaller than the provinces. Christianity was declared the Empire's official religion by Theodosius I in 380. Constantine I in 318 gave litigants the right to have court cases transferred from the civil courts to the bishops. This situation must have hardly survived Julian, 361–363. Episcopal courts are not heard of again in the East until 398 and in the West in 408. The quality of these courts was lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria–Greece Relations
Foreign relations exist between Austria and Greece. Both countries have diplomatic relations since the early 19th century, after the Greek War of Independence, and today's relations are considered excellent. Greece has an embassy in Vienna. Austria has an embassy in Athens. There is also a Greek community living in Austria. History Since the 17th century, Greek merchants, mostly of the regions of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia and Epirus, were settled in Austria-Hungary and Vienna and made fortunes there. A large part of scholars and intellectuals of the Modern Greek Enlightenment had their base in Vienna. The Austrian government recognized Greek independence in April 1831. During World War II, some Greeks were imprisoned in subcamps of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Anschluss, German-annexed Austria. During the Greek debt crisis, Austria was one of the strongest supporters of Greek positions, such as on the refugee crisis. Both countries are full members of the Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greeks In Hungary
The Greeks in Hungary constitute one of the thirteen officially recognized ethnic minorities in Hungary since ''The Rights of National and Ethnic Minorities Act'' was enacted by the Hungarian parliament on July 7, 1993. Hungarian law recognizes individuals' minority rights, establishes the concept of the collective rights of ethnic minorities, and states the inalienable collective right of minorities to preserve their ethnic identity. The law also permits associations, movements, and political parties of an ethnic or national character and mandates the unrestricted use of ethnic languages. To be recognized, an ethnic group must have at least 100 years' presence in the country, and its members must be citizens. Hungarians kept close relation with the Byzantine Empire.Παπαδόπουλος, Στέφανος (1989). Οι ελληνικές κοινότητες της Ουγγαρίας και η συμβολή τους στην οικονομική και πολιτιστική ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greeks In Austria
Greeks in Austria number between 5,000 and 18,000 people. They are located all around the country, but the main community is located in Vienna. History Contacts between the Greeks and the Austrians can be traced to the First Crusade and its aftermath, when members of the ruling House of Babenberg took the cross and visited the Byzantine Empire. These contacts led to two royal marriages: Duke Henry II () married Theodora Komnene, a niece of Emperor Manuel I Komnenos, while the couple's grandson, Leopold VI (), married Theodora Angelina, granddaughter of Emperor Alexios III Angelos. Despite popular narratives to the effect that a Greek community settled in Vienna as a result, or that Byzantine customs and even songs were introduced into Austria at the time, this is not corroborated by the sources. The Armenian Johannes Theodat opened on 17 January 1685 Vienna's first coffee house in Haarmarkt. As a reward for his services, he was granted the privilege of being the only tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael (Staikos)
Metropolitan Michael Staikos () (22 November 1946 – 18 October 2011) was the second Eastern Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...; he held the position from 1991 until his death in 2011. He was succeeded by Metropolitan Arsenius. Notes 1946 births 2011 deaths Bishops of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Eastern Orthodox bishops in Europe {{EasternOrthodoxy-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exarch
An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'') was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and early Byzantine Empire, an ''exarch'' was a governor of a particular territory. From the end of the 3rd century or early 4th, every Roman diocese was governed by a vicarius, who was titled "exarch" in eastern parts of the Empire, where the Greek language and the use of Greek terminology dominated, even though Latin was the language of the imperial administration from the provincial level up until the 440s (Greek translations were sent out with the official Latin text). In Greek texts, the Latin title is spelled βικάριος (). The office of exarch as a governor with extended political and military authority was later created in the Byzantine Empire, with jurisdiction over a particular territory, usually a frontier region at some distance from the capital Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Diaspora
The Greek diaspora, also known as Omogenia (), are the communities of Greeks living outside of Greece and Cyprus. Such places historically (dating to the ancient period) include, Greeks in Albania, Albania, Greeks in North Macedonia, North Macedonia, southern Greeks in Russia and Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian Greeks, Ukraine, Anatolian Greeks, Asia Minor and Pontic Greeks, Pontus (in today's Turkey), Greeks in Georgia#History, Georgia, Egyptian Greeks, Egypt, Sudanese Greeks, Sudan, southern Italy (Magna Graecia), History of Greek Sicily, Sicily, Cargèse and Greeks in pre-Roman Gaul, Marseille in France. The term also refers to communities established by Greek migration (mostly since the 19th century) outside of the traditional areas; such as in the Greek Americans, United States, Greek Australians, Australia, Greek Canadians, Canada, the Greeks in the United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Greeks in Germany, Germany, Greek Argentines, Argentina, Greek Brazilians, Brazil, Greek New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysostomos (Tsiter)
Chrysostomos (golden-mouthed) was a common epithet for orators. Chrysostomos or Chrysostom may refer to: *Dio Chrysostom (40–120), Greco-Roman philosopher *John Chrysostom (347–407), bishop of Constantinople and Christian church father and saint *Chrysostomos of Smyrna (1867–1922), Greek Orthodox bishop of Smyrna (1910–1914, 1919–1922) and saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church *Chrysostomos of Zakynthos (1890–1958), Greek Orthodox bishop of Zakynthos during the Second World War *Chrysostomos I of Messinia (1906–1961), Greek Orthodox bishop of Messinia during the Second World War *Archbishop Chrysostomos I of Athens (1868–1938), Archbishop of Athens (1923–1938) *Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Athens (1880–1968), Archbishop of Athens (1962–1967) *Archbishop Chrysostomos I of Cyprus (1927–2007), Archbishop of the Cypriot Orthodox Church (1977–2006) *Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus (1941–2022), Archbishop of the Cypriot Orthodox Church (2006–2022) *Chryso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Of Thyateira And Great Britain
The Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain is an archdiocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the Eastern Orthodox Church. The incumbent archeparch is Archbishop Nikitas (Loulias). Its jurisdiction covers those Orthodox Christians living in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. The adherents are largely of Cypriot Greek descent, mainland Greek migrants and their descendants, and more recently native British converts along with a few Poles, Belarusians, and Ukrainians. The episcopal seat is the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom (also known as Saint Sophia's) which is situated in London. Archdiocesan administration The archdiocese is one of many metropolises of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. It was established as part of an expansion of Orthodox metropolises in Western Europe including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland. The archbishop is considered the 'Primus inter pares' of the various Orthodox ecclesial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
