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.

Church of Saint Nicholas in Nimporio religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Elena Petrović-Njegoš religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Nicholas I of Montenegro religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Cyril Loukaris religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Church of the Saviour (Sotiras) religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Prince Danilo of Montenegro religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Olav Haraldsson veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Edgar Savisaar religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Kyrillos Loukaris religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Church of Saint Panteleimon religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Princess Milica of Montenegro religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Prokopis Pavlopoulos religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Gurgen of Iberia religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
David VIII of Georgia religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Yury of Moscow religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
David IX of Georgia religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Yuri Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Kirill I of Moscow religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Gorgonia of Nazianzus veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Catherine Antonovna of Brunswick religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Lavra monastery religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Lavra Monastery
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Dodo’s Rka monastery religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Saint Honoratus of Amiens veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Croatian forces religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Ivan Crnojević religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Vlaška Church religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Saint Donatus of Arezzo veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Stanislas of Szczepanów veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Eparchy of Alaverdi religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Saint Hedwig of Silesia veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox countries religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Zosima religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Saint Alexander veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Zenon of Ikalto religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Joseph Alaverdeli religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Sophia of Prussia religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
King Levan of Kakheti religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject surface form: Levan of Kakheti
Cathedral of the Blachernae Icon of the Mother of God religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Cathedral of the Ascension of Jesus in Skopje religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Theodora Komnene religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Peter the Exorcist veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Secundus of Asti veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Panagia tou Kykkou veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Patriarch Meletius IV of Constantinople religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Alexandros Papaderos religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Cosmas veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
Saints Cosmas and Damian veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church