Synod of 1724

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The Synod of 1724 was a pivotal church council that led to the formal emergence of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in communion with Rome.

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instanceOf church council
event in church history
synod
hasCanonicalAspect recognition of a Melkite Catholic patriarchal line
hasCentury 18th century
hasConfession Eastern Catholic
hasDenominationalContext Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
hasDoctrinalAspect acceptance of communion with the Pope of Rome
maintenance of Byzantine liturgical tradition
hasEcclesiasticalJurisdiction See of Antioch
hasEcumenicalImpact deepened division between some Orthodox and Catholic communities in the Levant
hasHistoricalRole precedent for Eastern Churches entering communion with Rome while retaining their rites
turning point in relations between Rome and the Antiochian hierarchy
hasKeyTheme church authority
ecclesial communion
patriarchal succession
relations between Eastern and Western Churches
union with Rome
hasLanguageContext Arabic
Greek
hasLiturgicalAspect affirmation of the Byzantine liturgy in communion with Rome
hasLocation Levant
linked to: Levant region

Patriarchate of Antioch
hasOutcome creation of a distinct Melkite Catholic hierarchy
establishment of communion with the Roman Catholic Church
formal emergence of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
schism within the Patriarchate of Antioch
hasRegion Eastern Mediterranean
Middle East
hasReligiousContext Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodoxy
hasRite Byzantine Rite
hasSignificance contributed to the development of Eastern Catholic ecclesiology
illustrated tensions between Latin and Eastern traditions
influenced later Eastern Catholic unions with Rome
marked the beginning of a distinct Melkite Catholic identity
hasTime 1724
isAssociatedWith Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
isPartOf history of Eastern Catholic Churches
history of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
history of the Patriarchate of Antioch

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Melkite Greek Catholic unionEvent Synod of 1724