Orthodox Church of Cyprus

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Christian denomination autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church

The Orthodox Church of Cyprus is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church that serves as the primary Christian denomination on the island of Cyprus, with its own independent hierarchy and ancient traditions.

Aliases (1)

Church of Cyprus ×5

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination → autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church →
autocephalyConfirmedBy	Council of Ephesus →
autocephalyConfirmedInYear	431 →
claimsApostolicFoundationBy	Barnabas the Apostle → John Mark → Paul the Apostle →
communionWith	Eastern Orthodox Church → Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople →
country	Cyprus →
followsChristology	Chalcedonian Christianity →
followsCouncil	Council of Chalcedon → First Council of Nicaea →
governedBy	Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus →
hasCathedral	Archbishopric Cathedral of St. John the Theologian, Nicosia →
hasClericalRank	archbishop → bishop → deacon → metropolitan → presbyter →
hasDoctrine	sacramental theology with seven principal mysteries → seven ecumenical councils → veneration of icons →
hasLanguage	Church Slavonic (in some services) → Cypriot Greek → Greek →
hasLeaderTitle	Archbishop of Cyprus →
hasMajorShrine	Apostolos Andreas Monastery → Kykkos Monastery → Stavrovouni Monastery →
hasPolity	episcopal polity →
hasTheology	Eastern Orthodox theology →
headquartersLocation	Nicosia →
liturgicalRite	Byzantine Rite →
observesFeast	Christmas → Dormition of the Theotokos → Pascha (Orthodox Easter) → Pentecost →
partOf	Eastern Orthodox communion →
primaryReligionIn	Cyprus →
primateTitle	Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus →
recognisedAsAutocephalousBy	Council of Ephesus →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy →
territorialJurisdiction	island of Cyprus →
tradition	Byzantine tradition → Greek Orthodox tradition →
usesCalendar	Julian calendar (for Pascha calculation) → Revised Julian calendar (for fixed feasts) →
veneratesSaint	Barnabas the Apostle → Lazarus of Bethany → Neophytos the Recluse → Spyridon of Trimythous →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Revised Julian calendar ("Church of Cyprus") →	adoptedBy
Orthodox Church of Alexandria ("Church of Cyprus") →	communionWith
Eastern Orthodox Christianity →	hasMajorChurch
Patriarchate of Constantinople ("Church of Cyprus") →	inCommunionWith
Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016) ("Church of Cyprus") →	participatingBody
Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine ("Church of Cyprus") →	recognizedBy