Orthodox Church, Eastern
Orthodox Church, Eastern Community of
c.130 million Christians living mainly in
e and
se Europe, parts of Asia and a significant minority in the USA. The Church is a federation of groups that share forms of worship and episcopal organization, but each group has its own national head. The largest group is the Russian Orthodox Church. Although there is no central authority, member churches recognize the patriarch of Istanbul as titular head. Eastern Orthodox Christians reject the jurisdiction of the Roman pope. When Constantine moved his capital to Byzantium (Istanbul) in ad 330, a separate non-Roman culture developed. Conflicts grew between the Eastern patriarchs and Rome. In the
schism (1054), Western and Eastern arms of Christendom excommunicated each other's followers. The split became irreparable when Crusaders invaded Constantinople (1204). Attempts at reconciliation in 1274 and 1439 failed. In 1962, Orthodox observers attended the Second Vatican Council. In 1963 Eastern Orthodox Churches opened dialogue with Rome.
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Greek Orthodox in U.S. face financial revolt.(large Orthodox Eastern church ceases to send funds to archdiocese and hopes to oust archbishop Spyridon)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 4/21/1999; 700+ words
; ...Greek Orthodox churches, voted in March...based Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of...spokesman for Greek Orthodox American Leaders...have harmed the church, called Annunciation...Istanbul-based Eastern Orthodox leader with final...the American church. So far, ...
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UN Prayer Service Brings Oriental and Eastern Orthodox Churches Together; Diocese Joins Armenian U.N. Ambassador in Orthodox Community Prayer
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 10/18/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas...Dimitrios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America...Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America. "It...
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Orthodox and Eastern Rite Catholics brawl over contested church
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/11/1998; 331 words
; ...of Bucharest, after Orthodox followers changed the lock on a church that was being used...confronted the local Orthodox priest and a fight broke...people who clashed. Eastern Rite Catholics, who...the return of some 70 churches and two cathedrals taken...communists and given to the ...
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Nuncio confirms demolition of churches. (World).(Eastern Catholic churches destroyed by Orthodox Church)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 3/8/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...been used by the Orthodox church for 50 years, with...Approximately 2,600 Eastern Catholic churches were taken over...institutions and Orthodox dioceses when the church was outlawed in...Transylvania, despite Eastern Catholic protests...
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Russian renewal.(Russian Orthodox Eastern Church and state)(Column)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 4/4/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...the Russian Orthodox Church but for all other religious...completely subjugated the churches, was abolished, along...true separation of church and state, such as...never known. And the Orthodox Church was given all...protected the Russian Orthodox Church and, ...
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Orthodox dispute spurs protest in Estonia.(Orthodox Eastern Church)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 4/10/1996; 700+ words
; Thousands of Orthodox Christians in the Estonian capital...recognize the Moscow-linked Estonian Orthodox Church. The demonstration was spurred by...Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Patriarchate...
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Theophany one of the great feasts for Eastern Rite Catholic and Orthodox churches.
News Wire article from: The News-Item (Shamokin, PA); 1/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...members of Orthodox and Eastern Rite Catholic churches commemorated...major feast in Eastern Christianity...Ukrainian Catholic Church in Maizeville...the Coptic Orthodox Church still...feasts out. The Eastern Christian Church...
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Orthodox Church in America elects new primate. (Nation).(Archbishop Herman, Russian Orthodox Eastern Church)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 8/2/2002; ; 692 words
; The Orthodox Church in America July 22 elected a new national...primarily Russian flock of 1 million Orthodox Christians in the United States and Canada...Herman graduated from St. Tikhon Orthodox Theological Seminary in 1963. He was...
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Russia's Orthodox Church has bought a Roman Catholic church and monastery in Amsterdam and plans to turn them into the largest Orthodox complex outside Russia.(Briefly noted)(Orthodox Eastern Church, Russian)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 2/20/2007; 555 words
; Russia's Orthodox Church has bought a Roman Catholic church and monastery in Amsterdam and plans to turn them into the largest Orthodox complex outside Russia. "Many churches have had to close here, especially in suburban...
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Heresy of Ecumenism.(WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF)(a group of Greek Orthodox Eastern Church clergy resists ties with other Christian sects)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Presbyterian Record; 9/1/2009; 556 words
; ENI--A group of Orthodox clergy in Greece led by three senior archbishops have...in their Confession of Faith Against Ecumenism. "The Orthodox church is not merely the true church; she is the only church," states the document. It...
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Orthodox Eastern Church
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Orthodox Eastern Church community of Christian churches whose chief...worldwide. The Orthodox agree doctrinally...are called Eastern Catholics...resemble their Orthodox counterparts...Orthodox churches) is not...catholic church ). The word...
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Orthodox Churches, Eastern
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
Orthodox Churches, Eastern The ancient Christian Churches of the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Each church is independent...sizeable Orthodox population...between the Orthodox Churches and the Roman Catholic Church , following...with the Eastern ...
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Orthodox Church, Eastern
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...minority in the USA. The Church is a federation of groups...group is the Russian Orthodox Church. Although there is...central authority, member churches recognize the patriarch...Istanbul as titular head. Eastern Orthodox Christians reject the...
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Eastern Orthodox Church
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH Direct descendant of the Byzantine State Church; also includes a group of independent national Christian churches. The Eastern Orthodox Church comprises a group of autonomous...
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Eastern Orthodox (Church).
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Eastern Orthodox (Church). Those Christians who belong to the Churches which accepted the Chalcedon...much more than the Greek Orthodox Church (for which it is nevertheless...Christians. See further ORTHODOX CHURCH .
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