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

Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Metropolitan of Shkodër religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Tamar of Georgia religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Empire of Trebizond religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Kingdom of Kakheti religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Holy Synod of Bishops religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Kollyvades movement religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Kollyvades movement tradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
The Rudder religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
The Rudder usedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Unseen Warfare religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Handbook of Spiritual Counsel religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Handbook of Spiritual Counsel intendedAudience Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Christians
the Hagiorite religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Nikodemos the Hagiorite
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
the Hagiorite veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Nikodemos the Hagiorite
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Holy Synod of Antioch religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Grodno Governorate religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Caesarius of Arles veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Clement of Ohrid religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Olivera Despina religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Aspindza religionMajority Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Adigeni hasPrimaryReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Monastery of the Cross religiousAffiliation Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
George IV of Georgia religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Timurid invasions of Georgia defenderReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Edmund the Martyr, king of East Anglia veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Edmund the Martyr
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Anglo-Catholicism influencedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Dusheti religionMajority Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Tianeti primaryReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Sophia appearsInTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox theology
Tskhinvali religionMajority Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Saint Elizabeth veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Bagrat III of Georgia religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Arta religionMajority Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Senaki majorReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Chora religionDominant Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Chora (Patmos)
Army of the Principality of Wallachia mainReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Holy Synod of Jerusalem religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Holy Synod of Jerusalem confession Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Clemens Romanus veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
George V of Georgia religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Vincent of Saragossa veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Cyprian of Carthage veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Najeeb Halaby religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Raphael (archangel) veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Anna (wife of Tobit) veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
St. Makarios of Corinth religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy