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Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
The
Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
, also known as the
Antiochian Orthodox Church
(,
Patriarcheîon Antiocheías
; ,
Baṭriyarkiyya Anṭākiya wa-Sāʾir al-Mashriq li'l-Rūm al-Urthūdhuks
;
"Roman Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East"
), is an
autocephalous
Greek Orthodox Church
within the wider communion of
Eastern Orthodox
Christianity
. Headed by the
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
, it considers itself the successor to the
Christian
community founded in
Antioch
by the
Apostle
s
Peter
and
Paul
.
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