Editing Patriarchate (section)

== Eastern Orthodox Church ==
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Nine of the current autocephalous [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]es—among them the four ancient churches of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem—are organized as patriarchates. In chronological order of establishment, the other five patriarchates are the [[Bulgarian Orthodox Church|Bulgarian Patriarchate]] (the first to be founded after the [[Pentarchy]]), the [[Georgian Orthodox Church|Georgian Patriarchate]], the [[Serbian Orthodox Church|Serbian Patriarchate]], the [[Russian Orthodox Church|Moscow Patriarchate]], and the [[Romanian Orthodox Church|Romanian Patriarchate]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Orthodox Church - Autocephalous Patriarchates |url=https://cnewa.org/eastern-christian-churches/orthodox-church/the-autocephalous-churches/ |website=CNEWA |access-date=2025-05-09}}</ref>

The [[Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch]] relocated its headquarters to [[Damascus]] in the 13th century, during the period of [[Mamluk]] rule over [[Syria]]. Although a Christian community had existed in Damascus since [[Apostolic Age|apostolic]] times ([[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] 9), the see continues to be known as the Patriarchate of Antioch.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Is Antioch in Turkey? |url=https://orthodoxhistory.org/2023/02/10/why-is-antioch-in-turkey/ |website=Orthodox History |date=10 February 2023 |access-date=2025-05-09}}</ref>

In certain legal jurisdictions, a patriarchate is considered to have [[juristic person|legal personality]], meaning it is recognized similarly to a corporation. For example, in 1999, the [[Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem]] filed a lawsuit in [[New York (state)|New York]] against Christie's Auction House, disputing the ownership of the [[Archimedes Palimpsest]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Greek Orthodox Patriarchate v. Christie’s |url=https://www.ifar.org/case_summary.php?docid=1179695605 |website=International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) |access-date=2025-05-09}}</ref>