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.

Theophilos III of Jerusalem religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Saint Sabbas the Sanctified veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Metropolis of Veria, Naousa and Kampania religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Church of Agios Georgios religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Church of Agios Georgios (Giannitsa)
village of Chazhashi religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Chazhashi
Murqmeli religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lamaria Church religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Iberian Chapel religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Nikephoros II Phokas religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Komnenos religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Alexander of Jerusalem veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Rosalia veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Petrobey Mavromichalis religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ilia II of Georgia religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Enlightener of Georgia veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Saint Nino
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Nino of Cappadocia veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Sidirokastro religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Basil Zaharoff religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Paisius of Hilendar religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Sofroniy of Vratsa religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Neofit Rilski religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Georgi Rakovski religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Exarch Antim I religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Protopope Avvakum religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Alexios IV Angelos religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Sofia Diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Banat Military Frontier religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ioannis religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Ieronymos II of Athens
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Ieronymos religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Ieronymos II of Athens
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Russian Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Serbian Orthodox Cathedral religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Serbian Orthodox Cathedral (Zrenjanin)
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Nicolae Pătrașcu religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Duklja religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Church of St. Nicholas religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Church of St. Nicholas (Kotor)
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Yulia Tymoshenko religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Sophia Margarita Victoria Frederica religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Prince of Wallachia religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Bogdan III the One-Eyed religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Ales religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Ales Bialiatski
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Constantine II of Georgia religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Alexander Ypsilantis religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Zhitomir Uyezd religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Patriarch Euthymius II of Constantinople religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
John X of Antioch religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Constantine Ypsilantis religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Gervasius and Saint Protasius veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
George III of Georgia religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity