Eastern Orthodox clergy
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Eastern Orthodox clergy are ordained ministers within the Eastern Orthodox Church responsible for leading worship, administering sacraments, preaching, and providing spiritual guidance to the faithful.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Orthodox hierarchy | 1 |
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clergy
ⓘ
religious vocation ⓘ |
| administersSacrament |
Baptism
ⓘ
Chrismation NERFINISHED ⓘ Confession ⓘ Eucharist NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Orders NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Unction NERFINISHED ⓘ Marriage ⓘ |
| celebrates |
Divine Liturgy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matins ⓘ Vespers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Byzantine Rite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Holy Synod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRank |
abbot
ⓘ
archbishop ⓘ archdeacon ⓘ archimandrite ⓘ archpriest ⓘ bishop ⓘ deacon ⓘ hegumen ⓘ hierodeacon ⓘ hieromonk ⓘ metropolitan ⓘ patriarch ⓘ presbyter ⓘ priest ⓘ protodeacon ⓘ protopresbyter ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administering sacraments
ⓘ
blessing the faithful ⓘ conducting funerals ⓘ hearing confessions ⓘ leading worship ⓘ officiating weddings ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ preaching ⓘ providing spiritual guidance ⓘ teaching the faith ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | English plural phrase ⓘ |
| mayBe |
married before ordination to the diaconate or priesthood
ⓘ
monastic ⓘ |
| mustBe | male (in current mainstream practice) ⓘ |
| observes |
Great Lent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pascha NERFINISHED ⓘ liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
episcopal approval
ⓘ
laying on of hands ⓘ ordination ⓘ |
| servesIn |
cathedral
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ monastery ⓘ parish ⓘ |
| teachesDoctrine |
Nicene Creed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seven Ecumenical Councils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upholds |
Holy Scripture
ⓘ
Holy Tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLiturgicalLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Church Slavonic NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgian ⓘ Koine Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanian ⓘ various vernacular languages ⓘ |
| venerates |
icons
ⓘ
saints ⓘ |
| wears |
cassock
ⓘ
epitrachelion ⓘ omophorion ⓘ orarion ⓘ phelonion ⓘ sticharion ⓘ vestments ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eastern Orthodox hierarchy