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===Church of Jerusalem===

===Church of Jerusalem===

The early history of this church is recounted in the [[Book of Acts]] in the New Testament. It too has been plagued by Islam and crusaders. Though its missionary activity is circumscribed by its being surrounded by other Patriarchates, it does engage in missionary activity to the Jews in [[Israel]] and the Muslims in [[Palestine]]. The Church of Jerusalem is one of the five ancient Patriarchates of the Christian Church. The Patriarchate of Jerusalem supports the Ecumenical Patriarch as the first among equals. The liturgy is served in [[Hebrew]] and in [[Arabic]]. This is also the only one of the Orthodox churches still serving the Liturgy of [[St. James]], the oldest and longest liturgy of the Orthodox Church. (Only a small part of the liturgy was actually written by St. James.)<br>

The early history of this church is recounted in the [[Book of Acts]] in the New Testament. It too has been plagued by Islam and crusaders. Though its missionary activity is circumscribed by its being surrounded by other Patriarchates, it does engage in missionary activity to the Jews in [[Israel]] and the Muslims in [[Palestine]]. The Church of Jerusalem is one of the five ancient Patriarchates of the Christian Church. The Patriarchate of Jerusalem supports the Ecumenical Patriarch as the first among equals. The liturgy is served in [[Hebrew]] and in [[Arabic]]. This is also the only one of the Orthodox churches still serving the Liturgy of [[St. James]], the oldest and longest liturgy of the Orthodox Church. (Only a small part of the liturgy was actually written by St. James.)

'''Annual Holy Fire: Miracle at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.''' Blue light  emerges from within the empty tomb of Christ, igniting a flame that believers claim behaves unlike ordinary fire—it doesn't burn clothing, hair, or skin during its for a brief period often described as the first 33 minutes<ref>https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/11/holy-fire-jerusalem-orthodox-resurrection/</ref><ref>https://learn.openchristian.education/blog/sangwa/what-is-the-miracle-of-holy-fire-in-Jerusalem</ref><ref>https://www.premierchristianity.com/holy-fire-the-iggest-miracle-youve-probably-never-heard-of/244.article</ref>.According to Russian physicist Andrey Volkov, “the phenomenon … is entirely inexplicable"  <ref>https://eleapublishing.com/el/arthra/sta-agglika/102-the-scientific-measurements-of-russian-physicist-andrey-volkov-on-holy-saturday-2008 </ref>. This occurs during the Orthodox Easter vigil mass on Holy Saturday; [[Orthodox Easter]] often occurs at a later date than [[Easter | Western Easter]]<br>

====Annual Holy Fire: Miracle at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.====

Blue light  emerges from within the empty tomb of Christ, igniting a flame that believers claim behaves unlike ordinary fire—it doesn't burn clothing, hair, or skin during its for a brief period often described as the first 33 minutes<ref>https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/11/holy-fire-jerusalem-orthodox-resurrection/</ref><ref>https://learn.openchristian.education/blog/sangwa/what-is-the-miracle-of-holy-fire-in-Jerusalem</ref><ref>https://www.premierchristianity.com/holy-fire-the-iggest-miracle-youve-probably-never-heard-of/244.article</ref>.According to Russian physicist Andrey Volkov, “the phenomenon … is entirely inexplicable"  <ref>https://eleapublishing.com/el/arthra/sta-agglika/102-the-scientific-measurements-of-russian-physicist-andrey-volkov-on-holy-saturday-2008 </ref>. This occurs during the Orthodox Easter vigil mass on Holy Saturday; [[Orthodox Easter]] often occurs at a later date than [[Easter | Western Easter]]<br>

*Beatitude Theophilos III, [[Patriarch | Patriarch of Jerusalem]]

*Beatitude Theophilos III, [[Patriarch | Patriarch of Jerusalem]]