Oriental Orthodoxy

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Christian denomination family branch of Eastern Christianity communion of churches

Oriental Orthodoxy is a family of ancient Eastern Christian churches that reject the Council of Chalcedon and preserve distinct liturgical and theological traditions, especially in regions such as Egypt, Armenia, Ethiopia, and Syria.

Aliases (19)

Oriental Orthodox Churches ×169
Oriental Orthodox churches ×8
Oriental Orthodox Christians ×6
Oriental Orthodox Christianity ×5
Oriental Orthodox ×4
Oriental Orthodox communion ×3
Armenian Apostolic churches ×1
Coptic Christianity ×1
Miaphysite Christianity ×1
Monophysite Christology ×1
Oriental Orthodox Christology ×1
Oriental Orthodox Church ×1
Oriental Orthodox Churches (partially and historically) ×1
Oriental Orthodox Churches (partially) ×1
Oriental Orthodox Churches (partially, historically disputed) ×1
Oriental Orthodox Churches (with reservations) ×1
Oriental Orthodox churches (some) ×1
Oriental Orthodox theology ×1
Oriental Orthodox tradition ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination family → branch of Eastern Christianity → communion of churches →
acceptsCouncil	Council of Ephesus → First Council of Constantinople → First Council of Nicaea →
christology	Miaphysite Christology →
dialogueWith	Eastern Orthodox Church → Roman Catholic Church →
distinguishesFrom	Eastern Orthodoxy → Protestantism → Roman Catholic Church →
doctrine	belief in the Incarnation of Christ → belief in the Trinity →
ecclesiology	communion of autocephalous churches →
governance	episcopal polity →
hasClergyRank	bishop → catholicos → deacon → patriarch → priest →
hasMemberChurch	Armenian Apostolic Church → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria → Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church → Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church → Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church → Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church → Syriac Orthodox Church →
liturgicalLanguage	Classical Armenian → Coptic → Ge'ez → Malayalam → Syriac →
liturgicalRite	Alexandrian Rite → Armenian Rite → Ge'ez Rite → West Syriac Rite →
monasticTradition	ancient Christian monasticism →
primaryRegion	Armenia → Egypt → Eritrea → Ethiopia → India → Syria →
rejectsCouncil	Council of Chalcedon →
religiousTradition	Christianity →
sacramentalTheology	seven sacraments →
sharesHeritageWith	early Christianity →
theologicalOrientation	Miaphysitism →
veneration	Virgin Mary → saints →

Referenced by (225)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aeiparthenos ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Alexander of Alexandria ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Andrew the Apostle ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Anthony the Great ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Apostle Bartholomew ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Apostle James the Less ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Apostle John ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Apostle Matthew ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Apostle Paul ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Apostle Peter ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Apostle Philip ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Apostle Thomas ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Apostles ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Athanasius of Alexandria ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Basil of Caesarea ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Christian saints ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Clement of Rome ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Desert Fathers ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Desert Mothers ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Ephrem the Syrian ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Ezekiel ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Forty Martyrs of Sebaste ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Gorgonia ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Gregory of Nazianzus ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Gregory of Nyssa ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Helena ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Ignatius of Antioch ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → James the Just ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Jesus Christ → John Chrysostom ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → John of Damascus ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → John of Patmos ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → John of Patmos ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Joseph ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Justin Martyr ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Leander of Seville ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Luke ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Luke the Evangelist ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Macarius of Egypt ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Macrina the Younger ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Madonna ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Mark the Evangelist ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Mary ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Maximus the Confessor ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Meletius of Antioch ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Moses the Black ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Peter of Sebaste ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Poemen the Great ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Polycarp of Smyrna ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Andrew ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Anne ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Barbara ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Cassian of Imola ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Chad ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint George of Lydda ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Helena of Constantinople ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Joachim ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint John ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Joseph ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Martha ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Mary ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Michael ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Nino ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Reparata ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Stephen ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Timothy ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Vigilius of Trent ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Saint Vitus ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Sant’Anna ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Shenoute of Atripe ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Simon the Zealot ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Simon the Zealot ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → St George ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → St Mary ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → St. Hesychios the Priest ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → St. Isaac the Syrian ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → St. John Climacus ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → St. Mark the Ascetic ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Stephen ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Thaddaeus ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Timothy ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Virgin Mary ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	veneratedIn
Advent ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Apostles' Fast ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Dormition of the Theotokos ("Oriental Orthodox Christians") → Epiphany ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos ("Oriental Orthodox Christians") → Good Friday ("Oriental Orthodox churches") → Holy Monday ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Holy Saturday ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Holy Tuesday ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Holy Wednesday ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Holy Week ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Resurrection Sunday ("Oriental Orthodox Christians") → St George's Day ("Oriental Orthodox Christians") →	observedBy
Church Fathers ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Constantinople III ("Oriental Orthodox Churches (with reservations)") → Council of Ephesus ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → First Council of Constantinople ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → First Council of Nicaea ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Gospels ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → James the brother of Jesus ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Pentarchy ("Oriental Orthodox Churches (partially and historically)") → Second Council of Constantinople ("Oriental Orthodox Churches (partially, historically disputed)") → Third Council of Constantinople ("Oriental Orthodox Churches (partially)") → Third Ecumenical Council ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	recognizedBy
1 Esdras → Chrismation in Eastern Christianity ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Divine Liturgy of the Ethiopian Church ("Oriental Orthodox Christianity") → Dormition Fast → Ethiopian Rite → Ge'ez → Great Feast in Eastern Christianity ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Jesus Prayer → Liturgy of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Coptic) ("Oriental Orthodox Christianity") → Mashdots ("Oriental Orthodox Christianity") →	religiousTradition
Aeiparthenos ("Oriental Orthodox theology") → Lord’s Prayer ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Mariology ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → New Testament ("Oriental Orthodox churches") → Nicene Creed ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Paschal Divine Liturgy ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Prayer of Manasseh ("Oriental Orthodox tradition") → Trisagion Hymn ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Vespers ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	usedIn
2 Maccabees ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Acts of the Apostles ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Book of Revelation ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Catholic Epistles ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → First Epistle of John ("Oriental Orthodox churches") → Gospel of Luke ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Second Epistle to the Corinthians ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	canonicalIn
Easter ("Oriental Orthodox churches") → Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Palm Sunday ("Oriental Orthodox Christians") → Pentecost ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Transfiguration ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	celebratedBy
Epistle to Titus ("Oriental Orthodox churches") → Epistle to the Philippians ("Oriental Orthodox churches") → First Epistle to Timothy ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Third Epistle of John ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	includedInCanonOf
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ("Oriental Orthodox communion") → Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ("Oriental Orthodox communion") → Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ("Oriental Orthodox communion") →	communion
Etchmiadzin Cathedral ("Oriental Orthodox") → Second Council of Ephesus → Second Council of Nicaea ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	denomination
Apostolic Succession ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Holy Tradition ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Perpetual Virginity of Mary ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	isAffirmedBy
Byzantine Egypt ("Miaphysite Christianity") → Catholicos of All Armenians → Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark →	religion
Anaphora of Saint Cyril (Coptic form) ("Oriental Orthodox") → Hymnal (Sharakan collection) ("Oriental Orthodox Christianity") → Zema chant tradition ("Oriental Orthodox Christianity") →	religiousDenomination
Christian liturgical year ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Epiclesis ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Septuagint ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	usedBy
Holy Eucharist ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Holy Trinity →	centralTo
Armenian Apostolic Church → Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	denominationalFamily
Council of Chalcedon ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	rejectedBy
Dormition of the Theotokos ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → St. Mark the Ascetic ("Oriental Orthodox Church") →	tradition
Cyril of Alexandria ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") → John Mark ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	traditionallyVeneratedIn
Gospel of Matthew ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	acceptedBy
Unitatis Redintegratio ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	addresses
Faith and Order Commission ("Oriental Orthodox churches") →	affiliation
Trinity ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	affirmedBy
Incarnation of Christ ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	affirmedByTradition
Canon law ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	appliesTo
Copts ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	associatedChurchFamily
Via Dolorosa ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	associatedWithReligion
Canon 1 ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	authorityIn
Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	belongsToTradition
Athanasius of Alexandria ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	canonizedBy
Feast of the Theophany ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	celebratedIn
Holy Baptism ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	centralToDenomination
Copts ("Oriental Orthodox") →	christologicalTradition
Annunciation ("Oriental Orthodox churches") →	commemoratedBy
Coptic Orthodox Church ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	communionWith
Nestorianism ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	consideredHeresyBy
Holy Eucharist ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	consideredSacramentBy
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) ("Oriental Orthodox") →	denominationalContext
resurrection of Jesus Christ ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	doctrineHeldBy
Final Judgment ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	doctrineIn
Armenians →	dominantDenomination
Nicene Christianity ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	dominantInBranch
Qasr al-Yahud ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	hasDenominationalUse
Christianity →	hasMajorBranch
Little Armenia ("Armenian Apostolic churches") →	hasReligiousInstitution
Christology ("Monophysite Christology") →	hasTradition
Virgin Birth of Jesus ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	heldBy
Eastern Christianity ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	includes
Cyril of Alexandria ("Oriental Orthodox Christology") →	influenced
Assumption of Mary ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	isBelievedBy
Nativity of Christ ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	isCentralToTradition
Western Christianity →	isContrastedWith
Assumption of Mary ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	isMajorFeastIn
Great Week ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	isObservedBy
Bible ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	isSacredTextOf
Paschal cycle ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	isUsedBy
Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	liturgicalTradition
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church →	mainClassification
Upper Egypt ("Coptic Christianity") →	minorityReligion
Chalcedonian Definition ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	notRecognizedBy
Seven Ecumenical Councils ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	partiallyRecognizedBy
Unction of the Sick ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	practicedBy
Sacrament of Confirmation ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	practicedIn
Psalm 151 ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	recognizedAsCanonicalBy
Syriac Orthodox Church →	religiousFamily
Joseph the Betrothed ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	reveredIn
Eastern Orthodox Christianity →	sharesRootsWith
Julian calendar ("Oriental Orthodox churches (some)") →	usedByReligiousGroup
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts ("Oriental Orthodox Churches") →	usedInChurch
God the Father ("Oriental Orthodox Christians") →	worshipedBy