Orthodox churches

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Christian church body Eastern Orthodox institution autocephalous church

Orthodox churches are self-governing Christian churches that share a common Eastern Orthodox faith, liturgy, and tradition, most prominently represented by bodies such as the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Russian Orthodox Church, and other national Orthodox churches.

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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
Orthodox Church 7
Eastern Orthodox Churches 5
Orthodox Churches 4

Statements (90)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian church body ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox institution ⓘ
autocephalous church ⓘ
christologicalPosition Chalcedonian (for Eastern Orthodox churches) ⓘ
collectiveHead synod of bishops ⓘ
doesNotHave single universal pope ⓘ
emphasizes continuity with early Church ⓘ
liturgical worship ⓘ
mystical theology ⓘ
geographicCenter Balkans ⓘ
Caucasus ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
governanceModel episcopal polity ⓘ
synodal ⓘ
hasClergyRank archbishop ⓘ
bishop ⓘ
deacon ⓘ
metropolitan ⓘ
patriarch ⓘ
priest ⓘ
hasMajorPresence Bulgaria ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
surface form: Ethiopia (Oriental Orthodox, distinct family)

Georgia ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
Romania ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Serbia ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ
hasStructure archdiocese ⓘ
diocese ⓘ
parish ⓘ
patriarchate ⓘ
includesChurch Antiochian Orthodox Church ⓘ
surface form: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America

Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
autocephalous Church of Greece ⓘ
surface form: Church of Greece

Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
Orthodox Church of Albania ⓘ
Orthodox Church of Cyprus ⓘ
Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia ⓘ
Polish Orthodox Church ⓘ
Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ
keyDoctrine Apostolic succession ⓘ
Nicene Creed ⓘ
belief in the Trinity ⓘ
sacramental theology ⓘ
seven ecumenical councils ⓘ
veneration of icons ⓘ
liturgicalCalendar Julian calendar ⓘ
Revised Julian calendar ⓘ
liturgicalLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Church Slavonic ⓘ
English ⓘ
Georgian ⓘ
Koine Greek ⓘ
Romanian ⓘ
Serbian ⓘ
majorFeast Dormition of the Theotokos ⓘ
Nativity of Christ ⓘ
Feast of Pascha ⓘ
surface form: Pascha

Epiphany ⓘ
surface form: Theophany

Transfiguration ⓘ
majorSchism East–West Schism ⓘ
surface form: East–West Schism of 1054
monasticTradition Mount Athos ⓘ
Hesychasm ⓘ
surface form: hesychasm
numberOfSacraments 7 ⓘ
recognizesPrimacyOfHonor Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ
rejectsDoctrine Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed ⓘ
surface form: Filioque clause
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
requiresCelibacyFor bishops ⓘ
sacrament Anointing of the Sick ⓘ
Baptism ⓘ
Chrismation ⓘ
Confession ⓘ
Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form: Eucharist

Holy Orders ⓘ
Marriage ⓘ
separatedFrom Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
sharesLiturgyType Byzantine Rite ⓘ
sharesTheology Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ
sharesTradition Eastern Christian tradition ⓘ
usesClergyMarriageRule married parish priests allowed ⓘ
venerate Theotokos ⓘ
holy relics ⓘ
icons ⓘ
saints ⓘ
worldwideMembershipEstimate over 200 million faithful ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

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

Old Catholic Church of Austria → ecumenicalRelationsWith → Orthodox churches ⓘ
Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate → denominationalAffiliation → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodox Church
Epiclesis → recognizedBy → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodox Churches
Gospel of the Resurrection → celebratedBy → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodox Church
Old Catholic Church of Germany → hasDialogueWith → Orthodox churches ⓘ
Eastern Section → worksWith → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Churches
Metropolitan of Apollonia and Fier → isAutocephalousWithin → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodox Church
Christian culture → hasDenominationalVariant → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodox Christian culture
The Rudder → scope → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: universal Eastern Orthodox Church
Catholic–Orthodox Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue → organisedBy → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Churches
Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council → approvedBy → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: primates of the autocephalous Orthodox Churches
Charismatic Christians → foundIn → Orthodox churches ⓘ
Wisdom → canonicalIn → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Churches
Pontifical Oriental Institute → specializesIn → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Churches
Pontifical Oriental Institute → servesCommunity → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodox Churches
Laity in the Church → isDefinedIn → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodox Church
Ut Unum Sint → mentions → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Churches
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain → belongsToCommunion → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox communion
Δεσπότης τοῦ Μορέως → hasReligiousContext → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία
Saint Dionysius of Korisos → religion → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine Orthodox Church
Kreuzerhöhung → celebratedBy → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodoxe Kirchen
Union of Uzhhorod → religiousContext → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodox Church
encyclical Ut unum sint → addresses → Orthodox churches ⓘ
subject surface form: Ut unum sint
this entity surface form: Orthodox Churches
Vladimir → hasReligiousSite → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodox cathedrals
Lima Text on Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry → receivedResponsesFrom → Orthodox churches ⓘ
Anamnesis → isRecognizedBy → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodox Churches
Vishneva → hasReligiousBuilding → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodox church
Cretan School → patron → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodox Church
Eparchy of Žiča → affiliation → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox communion
Wooden Tserkvas in Podkarpackie Voivodeship → usedBy → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodox Church
Negades → hasReligiousHeritage → Orthodox churches ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orthodox Christian churches