Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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Eastern Orthodox Christianity is one of the three main branches of Christianity, characterized by its continuity with the early Church, its liturgical worship, and its communion of autocephalous churches centered primarily in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

All labels observed (51)

Label Occurrences
Eastern Orthodoxy 1,662
Eastern Orthodox Church 1,627
Eastern Orthodox Christianity canonical 722

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination family
branch of Christianity
alsoKnownAs Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Orthodox Christianity

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Orthodox Church
attributesToLeader primacy of honor to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
centralFigure Jesus Christ
coreDoctrine Incarnation of Christ
surface form: Incarnation of Jesus Christ

Trinity
bodily Resurrection of Christ
original sin understood as ancestral sin
real presence of Christ in the Eucharist
veneration of saints
veneration of the Theotokos
doesNotHave single universal earthly head like the Pope
emphasizes Holy Tradition
apostolic succession
continuity with the early Church
liturgical worship
sacramental life
theosis
eschatology belief in Second Coming of Christ
belief in final judgment
belief in resurrection of the dead
followsCreed Nicene Creed
Nicene Creed
surface form: Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
geographicCenter Balkans
Caucasus
surface form: Caucasus region

Eastern Europe
Middle East
governedBy synods of bishops
hasClergyRank bishop
deacon
priest
hasHolyBookPart Bible
surface form: New Testament

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
hasLeaderRole Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
hasLiturgicalForm Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
hasMajorChurch Antiochian Orthodox Church
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Georgian Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church in America
Orthodox Church of Albania
Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Orthodox Church of Cyprus
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
Eastern Orthodox Christianity self-linksurface differs
surface form: Orthodox Church of Poland

Eastern Orthodox Christianity self-linksurface differs
surface form: Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia

Romanian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church
Serbian Orthodox Church
hasMonasticTradition hesychasm
hasPolity communion of autocephalous churches
episcopal polity
hasPopulation hundreds of millions of adherents worldwide
hasPrimaryScripture Bible
hasSacrament Anointing of the Sick
Baptism
Chrismation
Confession
Holy Eucharist
surface form: Eucharist

Holy Orders
Marriage
hasSpiritualSource Philokalia
hasSpiritualWriter Church Fathers
hasSupremeOffice archbishop
metropolitan
patriarch
hasTheology Nicene Creed
surface form: Nicene Christianity
historicalOrigin Roman Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire

early Christian Church
liturgicalFocus Divine Liturgy
majorFeast Dormition of the Theotokos
Nativity of Christ
Easter
surface form: Pascha

Epiphany
surface form: Theophany

Transfiguration
moralTeachingBasedOn Sermon on the Mount
Ten Commandments
partOf Christianity
practices fasting
icon veneration
liturgical chant
monasticism
use of incense in worship
recognizesCouncil Council of Chalcedon
Council of Ephesus
First Council of Constantinople
First Council of Nicaea
Second Council of Constantinople
Second Council of Nicaea
Third Council of Constantinople
rejectsDoctrine Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
papal supremacy as defined in Roman Catholicism
sharesRootsWith Oriental Orthodoxy
Roman Catholicism
splitFrom Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church in the East–West Schism of 1054
usesCalendar Julian calendar in many churches
Revised Julian calendar in some churches
usesLanguage Arabic in liturgy
Church Slavonic in liturgy
Georgian in liturgy
Koine Greek in liturgy
Romanian in liturgy
various vernacular languages in liturgy
usesRite Byzantine Rite
usesScripture Septuagint-based Old Testament in many traditions
worships Trinity
surface form: Holy Trinity

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Martin of Tours veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint David commemoratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Kyriakos Mitsotakis religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Eudoxia Lopukhina religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Saint Cassian of Imola denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Cassian of Imola veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Duchy of Athens religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Great Fifty Days observedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Easter Alleluia usedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Mariology usedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
city of Gori dominantReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Gori
Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters recognizedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Eutychius of Constantinople veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Vladimir associatedReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Empress of Russia religionAssociatedWith Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Smolny Cathedral religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Patriarch Michael I Cerularius religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Michael I Cerularius
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Daily Office usedInTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Christian catechism usedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
East Slavs religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
South Slavs religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Berditchev, Russian Empire religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Fourth Council of Constantinople notRecognizedAsEcumenicalBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Theophanes the Cretan religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Serbian Patriarch religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Serbian Patriarch partOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox communion
Kraljevo (Žiča) religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Council of Hieria denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Council of Hieria notRecognizedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Patriarch Porfirije religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Patriarch Porfirije denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Žiča Monastery religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Dečani Monastery religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Corfu (city) religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Yakov religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Yakov Dzhugashvili
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Kalymnos religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Amorgos hasPrimaryReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Istria hasReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Sopoćani Monastery religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Skiros religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Slovakia hasReligiousCommunity Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
St. Brendan the Navigator veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
St Mary veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
1 Esdras religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Ezekiel veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Thomas Becket veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Thomas Becket
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Constitution of 1827 (Troezen) recognizedReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Constitution of 1827 (Troezen) definedStateReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Chokhatauri hasReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity