Pentarchy

Okay, so a pentarchy is like a special group of five leaders who were really important in the early days of the Christian church. It's kind of like having five really cool superheroes on a team!

Each of these leaders was called a patriarch, and they were in charge of different regions where people followed the Christian faith. There was one in Rome, one in Constantinople, one in Alexandria, one in Antioch, and one in Jerusalem.

These patriarchs had a lot of power and influence because they were seen as being really close to God. They made important decisions about how the church should be run and what people should believe. They kind of acted like bosses, but they were all equal and had to agree on things together.

Even though the pentarchy isn't used anymore, it was really important in shaping the early Christian church and helping it spread all over the world!