Easter Mass in the Istanbul Fener Orthodox Patriarchate

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(8 Apr 2007) SHOTLIST • 1. Wide of Church of St George • 2. Mid of Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew takes his place at service • 3. Wide of church • 4. Bartholomew blessing triptych • 5. Pan of congregation • 6. Mid of clergy chanting • 7. Mid of congregation passing round candles • 8. Wide of congregation in candlelight • 9. Mid of Bartholomew lighting candles for congregation • 10. Pull-out from close-up of candles being lit • 11. Wide of service • 12. Various of congregation with candles • STORYLINE: • Hundreds celebrated Easter in Istanbul at the Orthodox Church of St George on Saturday with a service presided over by Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch. • Easter is the most important event in the religious calendar for the Greek Orthodox Church. • The Church of St. George in the Fener district of Istanbul has been home to the Ecumenical Patriarchate since the 15th century. • The Greek Orthodox Church today comprises five administrative jurisdictions - the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (now Istanbul), the Patriarchates of Alexandria and Jerusalem, and the Churches of Cyprus and Greece. • It's estimated there are more than 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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