Romanian Orthodox Church

E16454

The Romanian Orthodox Church is the largest and most influential Christian denomination in Romania, forming an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with deep historical and cultural roots in Romanian society.

All labels observed (12)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination
Eastern Orthodox Church
autocephalous church
alsoKnownAs Romanian Orthodox Church
surface form: Biserica Ortodoxă Română
calendarUsed Revised Julian calendar
christology Chalcedonian
clergyCelibacyRule bishops are chosen from monastic clergy
parish priests may be married
communionWith Patriarchate of Constantinople
surface form: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

other Eastern Orthodox Churches
country Romania
currentPatriarch Daniel Ciobotea
denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
doctrine Nicene Creed
governance Holy Synod
Synodal
hasClericalRank bishop
deacon
metropolitan
patriarch
priest
hasHeadTitle Patriarch of All Romania
hasMonastery Cozia Monastery
Curtea de Argeș Monastery
Putna Monastery
Sucevița Monastery
Voroneț Monastery
headquarters Bucharest
influences Romanian architecture
Romanian art
Romanian culture
Romanian literature
Romanian national identity
liturgicalLanguage Church Slavonic
surface form: Church Slavonic (historical)

Romanian
mainCathedral Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest
People’s Salvation Cathedral
memberOf Conference of European Churches
World Council of Churches
monasticTradition Eastern Orthodox monasticism
orientation Byzantine Rite
polity episcopal
primaryTerritory Moldova
Romania
Romanians
surface form: Romanian diaspora
recognizesCouncil First Council of Nicaea
Seven Ecumenical Councils
rejectsDoctrine Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
surface form: Filioque clause
religion Christianity
sacrament Anointing of the Sick
Baptism
Chrismation
Confession
Holy Eucharist
surface form: Eucharist

Holy Orders
Marriage
theology Eastern Orthodox theology

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (109)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Orthodox patriarchates composedOf Romanian Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Romanian Orthodox Church (Patriarchate of Bucharest)
metropolitans of the Romanian Orthodox Church usedBy Romanian Orthodox Church
subject surface form: Metropolitans of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja partOf Romanian Orthodox Church
Miron Cristea memberOf Romanian Orthodox Church
Miron Cristea religion Romanian Orthodox Church
autocephalous Church of Greece communionWith Romanian Orthodox Church
Archbishop of Bucharest religiousDenomination Romanian Orthodox Church
Archbishop of Bucharest churchProvince Romanian Orthodox Church
Churches of Moldavia denomination Romanian Orthodox Church