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Apostolic Throne

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In Christianity, the concept of an Apostolic Throne refers to one of the historic Patriarchates that was associated with a specific apostle. Not all of the apostles are associated with specific "thrones"; in general, the phrase applies to Apostles that presided over a specific geographic church. Notably, there is no apostolic throne associated with St. Paul, who along with St. Peter was present, at different times, in both Antioch and Rome (where both Peter and Paul were crucified). The phrase is also somewhat interchangeable with the "Apostolic See".

Apostolic thrones

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  • Saint John was himself associated with the apostolic throne of Ephesus,[7] although this Apostolic See has been canonically vacant since 1922.

Other thrones

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The See of Milan claimed the Apostle Barnabas as its founder, but this was disputed. Nonetheless, this Apostolic Throne was later occupied by the highly important Bishop St. Ambrose, who was the mentor of St. Augustine of Hippo (not to be confused with St. Augustine of Canterbury) presided over the See of Milan, which follows a distinctive rite–the Ambrosian Rite–with a liturgy somewhat different from that of the other Latin liturgical rites in the Catholic Church including the predominant Roman Rite.[8]

The Archbishop of Canterbury is crowned atop St. Augustine's Chair, referring to the first holder of that office, St. Augustine of Canterbury, not to be confused with the earlier theologian St. Augustine of Hippo.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Enthronement In St. James | Armenian Apostolic Patriarchate Of Jerusalem, Holy See Of St. James Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Ecumenical Relations: With Roman Catholic Church". sor.cua.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  3. ^ "Lives of Saints :: Toba 2". www.copticchurch.net.
  4. ^ "Official Website of the Armenian Church". 66.208.37.78. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Apostolic Succession -". Archived from the original on 2018-01-20.
  6. ^ "Crisis in Capitalism and in Socialism as Well".
  7. ^ "CHURCH FATHERS: Church History, Book III (Eusebius)". www.newadvent.org.
  8. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Ambrose". www.newadvent.org.
  9. ^ Longenecker, Fr Dwight (May 7, 2009). "St Augustine on Love".