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.

Byzantine culture dominantReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Byzantine culture hasReligiousInstitution Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Christianization of the Slavs includedDenomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Mission of Cyril and Methodius commemoratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Stefan Dušan religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Werburgh veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Tana religionPresent Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Saint Mary and Saint Botolph veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Saint Mary
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Archdiocesan District of New York religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Andronikos Doukas religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Preveli Monastery religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
St Catherine's Day associatedWith Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Slavophile movement hasMainSubject Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Orthodox Christianity
Slavophile movement religiousOrientation Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox
Slavophile movement supported Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Orthodox Church
Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands (Abramtsevo)
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Queen Olga of Greece religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Satyrus veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Ferréol honoredIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Holy Angels veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Mesa Mani traditionalReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Maniots religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Karel Kramář religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Raduc, Lika religiousContext Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox community (historical)
Serbian Orthodox Church in the Military Frontier religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Holy Savior veneratedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Orthodox Christians
Jezero, Bosnia and Herzegovina majorReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Hristijan Mickoski religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Resen religionMajority Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Diocese of Athens religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Diocese of Athens denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Resurrection Cathedral denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Prastos religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Agios Petros religionTraditionallyAssociated Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Galatas, Chania, Crete hasPrimaryReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Old Town of Corfu mainReligionHistorically Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Trinity Cathedral (historical association) religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Kizhi Island religionAtSite Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Rășinari religionMajority Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Tsarevich Ilya Fyodorovich religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Ovruch religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
East Karelia hasReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Saint Spyridon veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Nikola Kljusev religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Agios Germanos religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Hieromartyr John Kochurov religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Nikephoros I religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church