Metochion

Former metochion of the Eastern Orthodox Church of Alexandria in the Church of All Saints, Moscow

A metochion or metochi (Greek: μετόχιον, romanized: metóchion or μετόχι, metóchi; Russian: подворье, romanized: podvorie or метох, metoh) is an ecclesiastical embassy church within Eastern Orthodox tradition. It is usually from one autocephalous or autonomous church to another. The term is also used to refer to a parish representation (or dependency) of a monastery or a primate.

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