Confession of the Catholic and Apostolic Eastern Church

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Metrophanes Kritopoulos, a Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria, authored the "Confession of the Catholic and Apostolic Eastern Church" around 1624-1625. This work was an exposition of Eastern Orthodox doctrine, written in Greek, with the aim of fostering Christian unity. Kritopoulos sought to establish common ground by referencing the early Greek Church Fathers, emphasizing the simplicity of primitive Christianity, the Trinity, and the mystical relationship with Christ. He critically examined both Protestant and Roman Catholic teachings1

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Metrophanes Kritopoulos
(1624–25), Kritopoulos wrote in Greek “Confession of the Catholic and Apostolic Eastern Church,” a treatise on the traditional Orthodox creed. The confession reverts to the doctrinal expressions of the early Greek Church Fathers as a basis for mutual understanding among the contending Christian communions. Thus, he emphasizes the biblical and…
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(1624–25), Kritopoulos wrote in Greek “Confession of the Catholic and Apostolic Eastern Church,” a treatise on the traditional Orthodox creed. The confession reverts to the doctrinal expressions of the early Greek Church Fathers as a basis for mutual understanding among the contending Christian communions. Thus, he emphasizes the biblical and…
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