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.

Saint Philip veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Holy Passion-Bearer Tsar Nicholas veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
St Ethelbert the King veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Equal-to-the-Apostles usedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Byzantine theme of Syria religionDominant Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Moscow diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Monastery of the Temptation denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox
Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) convertedTo Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
the Typos of Constans II jurisdiction Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Typos of Constans II
this entity surface form: Byzantine Church
hypostatic union affirmedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Marian doctrine emphasizedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Greek Cypriots primaryReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Dimitrios Arhondonis religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Bartholomew I
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Dimitrios Arhondonis religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Dimitrios Arhondonis spiritualLeaderOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Dimitrios Arhondonis spiritualLeaderOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Bartholomew I
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
İmroz hasReligionHistorically Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Halki seminary religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Halki Seminary
Dimitrios I of Constantinople religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Dimitrios I of Constantinople headOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Dimitrios I of Constantinople denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Green Patriarch hasContext Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Green Patriarch hasReligiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Dimitrios religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Dimitrios Arhondonis
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Dimitrios memberOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Dimitrios Arhondonis
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Byzantine Fresco Chapel religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Saint Scholastica veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
St. Luke veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Xenia Shestova religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Steve Belichick (grandfather) religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Steve Belichick
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
James of Jerusalem veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Gregorios the Protopsaltes religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Gregorios the Protopsaltes religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Edward the Martyr veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
John Scholasticus of Sinai religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
John Scholasticus of Sinai veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Andriy Shevchenko religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Vistula Land religionMinority Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Anogi primaryReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Thomas Didymus veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Chernihiv religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Christianity (historically dominant)
Nekresi Monastery denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Saint Lawrence of Rome veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Pope Martin I veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Raphael veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Latgale hasReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Barlaam of Calabria religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Episcopal polity usedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Inkeri religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy