Oriental Orthodoxy

E7466

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.

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All labels observed (27)

Label	Occurrences
Oriental Orthodox Churches	492
Oriental Orthodoxy canonical	52
Oriental Orthodox	25
Oriental Orthodox Christianity	24
Oriental Orthodox Christians	10
Coptic Christianity	9
Oriental Orthodox churches	9
Oriental Orthodox communion	9
Oriental Orthodox Church	6
Oriental Orthodox theology	2
Armenian Apostolic churches	1
Eastern Church	1
Ethiopian Christianity	1
Miaphysite Christianity	1
Monophysite Christology	1
Non-Chalcedonian Christianity	1
One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church (in Oriental Orthodox sense)	1
Oriental Orthodox Christology	1
Oriental Orthodox Church (partially, historically contested)	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 spirituality	1
Oriental Orthodox tradition	1
Oriental Orthodox tradition (historically, with controversy)	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 Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
distinguishesFrom	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy Protestant Christianity ⓘ surface form: Protestantism Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ surface form: Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
liturgicalLanguage	Classical Armenian ⓘ Coptic ⓘ Ge'ez ⓘ Malayalam ⓘ Syriac ⓘ
liturgicalRite	Coptic Rite ⓘ surface form: Alexandrian Rite Armenian Rite ⓘ Ethiopian Rite ⓘ surface form: Ge'ez Rite Syriac Rite ⓘ surface form: 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 (655)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apostle John → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

the Father → worshipedBy → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

subject surface form: God the Father

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christians

Saint Barbara → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Gospel of Luke → canonicalIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Madonna → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Council of Chalcedon → rejectedBy → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

the Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

subject surface form: Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Lord’s Prayer → usedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Ethiopian Rite → religiousTradition → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

Second Council of Constantinople → recognizedBy → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches (partially, historically disputed)

Paschal cycle → isUsedBy → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Paschal Divine Liturgy → usedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Gospels → recognizedBy → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Holy Saturday → observedBy → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Third Council of Constantinople → recognizedBy → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches (partially)

Second Council of Nicaea → denomination → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

New Testament → usedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox churches

Mary → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Holy Week → observedBy → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Athanasius of Alexandria → canonizedBy → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Athanasius of Alexandria → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Western Christianity → isContrastedWith → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

John Chrysostom → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Saint Andrew → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Gregory of Nazianzus → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Resurrection Sunday → observedBy → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christians

Holy Trinity → centralTo → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

Gregory of Nyssa → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Palm Sunday → celebratedBy → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christians

Upper Egypt → minorityReligion → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coptic Christianity

St George's Day → observedBy → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christians

Cyril of Alexandria → traditionallyVeneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Cyril of Alexandria → influenced → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christology

Byzantine Egypt → religion → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Miaphysite Christianity

Ignatius of Antioch → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Polycarp of Smyrna → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

2 Maccabees → canonicalIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Nicene Christianity → dominantInBranch → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Clement of Rome → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Annunciation → commemoratedBy → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox churches

Justin Martyr → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Saint George of Lydda → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

St. Maximus the Confessor → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

subject surface form: Maximus the Confessor

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

St. John Climacus → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

St. Isaac the Syrian → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Apostle Philip → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Apostle Bartholomew → veneratedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Chrismation in Eastern Christianity → religiousTradition → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Sacrament of Confirmation → practicedIn → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Apostolic Succession → isAffirmedBy → Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches