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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Birth of the Virgin Mary celebratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Ursula veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Muscovite government religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Pseudodemetrius I religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Maria Nagaya religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
coronation of Catherine II of Russia religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Magharet es-Sitti Mariam veneratedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Orthodox Christians
House of Shuisky religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Seven Boyars religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Shuisky family religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Theodosius religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Theodosius of Kiev
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Theodosius hasNameDayInTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Fillan veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Neot veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Alfege of Canterbury veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Alfege veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Barbu Catargiu religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Dormition Cathedral denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Dormition Cathedral (Kharkiv)
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Estonian SSR mainReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Byzantine theology religiousTraditionOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Byzantine theology influenced Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox theology
Union of Brest religiousDenominationInvolved Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Arnulf of Metz veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Alexandru associatedWith Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Saint Apollinaris veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Vasyl nameDayTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox
Greater Romania religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Muntenia dominantReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Gregorios associatedWithTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Pachomius the Great veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Winged lion usedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Jesus as Lamb of God isVeneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Church of Saint Nicholas tradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Church of Saint Nicholas (Beit Jala)
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Church of Saint Nicholas associatedReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Church of Saint Nicholas (Beit Jala)
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Saint Romanus veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Saint Romanus of Rouen
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Sandra Dee religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Vsevolod associatedReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Saint George the Zograf veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint George the Zograf honoredIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox tradition
Our Lady of Perpetual Help religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Orthodox Church
Lzhedmitry I religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Jonathan Jackson religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Adelaide of Italy veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Elena Ivanovna Diakonova religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Ingiloys religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ingiloys traditionalReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Pneumatomachianism consideredHeresyBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon) usedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Gala religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Gala Dalí
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Hypapante celebratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church