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.

Patriarch Daniel of Romania religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Patriarch Daniel of Romania religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Patriarchal Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helena religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
His Beatitude usedByChurch Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church confession Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Orthodox Christianity
Church electoral college of the Romanian Orthodox Church religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Church electoral college of the Romanian Orthodox Church religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Orthodox patriarchates religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Eastern Orthodox patriarchates highestRankingSeesOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
metropolitans of the Romanian Orthodox Church religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Metropolitans of the Romanian Orthodox Church
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja religiousDenomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Orthodox Church
Solomonia Saburova religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Theodora Porphyrogenita religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Principality of Bulgaria religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta associatedReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Polog Valley (nearby) religionPracticed Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Polog Valley
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
1st President: Kiro Gligorov religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Kiro Gligorov
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
early Christian church of St. Sophia in Ohrid denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
church of St. Panteleimon at Plaošnik religiousAffiliation Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Church of St. Panteleimon at Plaošnik
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Ossius of Corduba veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Vitalis veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Branko Crvenkovski religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Struga region hasReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Anna Komnene religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Annunciation mosaic hasDenomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Crucifixion mosaic religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Crucifixion mosaic (Daphni Monastery)
Hospitality of Abraham mosaic religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
“Living Pillar” in Georgian hasReligiousContext Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Living Pillar
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Belarus region historicalReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Miron Cristea religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Job of Moscow religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' partOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Volhynians laterReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Rastko Nemanjić religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Rastko Nemanjić veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Sava religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Sava church Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Sava veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Botulph veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Igor Svyatoslavich religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Tetovo hasReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
autocephalous Church of Greece religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
autocephalous Church of Greece communion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
autocephalous Church of Greece denominationalFamily Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Saint Zeno veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Saint Zeno of Verona
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Pantánassa Church religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Didube Pantheon, Tbilisi hasReligionAssociated Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Didube Pantheon
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy