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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Armãnji religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Aromãnji traditionalReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Kretzulescu Church religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Old Church of Saint Andrew hasDenomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Kuzma associatedWithReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Minin religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Kuzma Minin
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Theophanes the Confessor religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Theophanes the Confessor veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Aegidius veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Gilles veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Saint Giles
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo World Heritage serial property religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Angelid dynasty religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Euphemia of Kiev religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Erc veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Prince George of Greece and Denmark religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Lazar Hrebeljanović religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Teodora Lazarević religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Ljubostinja Monastery denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Raška associatedWithReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Colm Cille veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Homel religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy (major)
Maria of Tver religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Anna Polovetskaya religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Léonard veneration Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapafsas religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Holy Monastery of Holy Trinity religiousAffiliation Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Simeon II served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2001 to 2005 religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Simeon II
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
His Majesty the Tsar of the Bulgarians associatedReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Sophia nameDayObservedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Jeremi Wiśniowiecki religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Saint Bruno of Cologne veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Orthodox Church
Vukosava religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Oleg Sviatoslavich religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ivan II of Moscow religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Constantine VIII religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Serapion of Thmuis veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Cappadocian Fathers veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Homoousian theology acceptedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Studenica River associatedWithReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Toplou Monastery religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Vradeto religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Skamneli religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ano Pedina religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
town of Arta primaryReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Arta
Church of Panagia Parigoritissa (in Arta) religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Church of Panagia Parigoritissa (Arta)
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy