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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
The Greek neighborhood of Constantinople (Istanbul) where the Ecumenical Patriarchate is situated
The Greek neighborhood of Constantinople (Istanbul) where the Ecumenical Patriarchate is situated Fasting (see abstinence) Fathers of the Church (Gr Pateres) Pious and educated individuals, most of them bishops, who lived during the first eight centuries of Christianity They wrote extensively, taught, explained, and defended the faith of the Church The most important Orthodox Fathers are: St Basil the Great, St Gregory of Nazianzus, St Gregory of Nyssa, St John Chrysostom, St Athanasius the Great, St Cyril of Alexandria, and St John of Damascus Filioque (Lat "and from the Son") Theological term referring to the procession of the Holy Spirit Its insertion in the Creed by the Roman Church (1009 A D ) became one of the main causes for the schism between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches