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.

SHS State religionSignificant Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Princess Zorka of Montenegro religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Vlado Chernozemski religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
St. George's Church, Oplenac religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Manuel I Komnenos religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox episcopate religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Eastern Orthodox episcopate partOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox episcopate ultimateEarthlyAuthorityIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Patriarchal Palace in Belgrade religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Cathedral Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Belgrade religiousAffiliation Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
central Serbia majorReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Central Serbia
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Katerini hasReligiousMajority Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Partheni hasReligionMajority Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Panagia tou Kastrou religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Saint Susanna veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Porfirije religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Porfirije partOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Porfirije religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Patriarch Irinej religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Kraljevo majorReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Lagada primaryReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Council of Constantinople 879–880 denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Council of Constantinople 879–880 recognizedAsEcumenicalBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Metropolis of Boston religiousAffiliation Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Chudov Monastery, Moscow denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Chudov Monastery, Moscow confession Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Orthodox Christianity
Ras religionHistorically Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Stari Ras and Sopoćani religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Dormition of the Mother of God fresco religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Feodor Nikitich Romanov religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church confessionalAffiliation Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Orthodox Christianity
Skyros Town hasReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Brendan of Clonfert veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Council of Ancyra recognizedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Prvoslav Perić religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Prvoslav Perić partOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubljana religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubljana churchTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Eparchy of Raška and Prizren religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Stefan Uroš III Dečanski
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Our Lady usedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Stefan Uroš II Milutin religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Constantine IX Monomachos
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Nikita (Cyrillic: Никита) associatedWithReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Nikita
Kovilj Monastery denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Stefan Dečanski religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eparchy of Žiča denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy