Oriental Orthodoxy

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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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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

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John of the Ladder denomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
John of the Ladder veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
The Ladder of Divine Ascent religiousTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Isaac of Nineveh influencedTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox spirituality
Isaac of Nineveh veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Ascetical Homilies religiousTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christianity
Compline usedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Saint Hippolytus veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Iacobus Maior veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Greek Daniel usedBy Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
John the Forerunner veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Assumption Fast hasDenominationalContext Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Assumption Fast observedBy Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christians
Saint Denis of Paris denomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Feast of the Assumption of Mary observedBy Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Saint Herculanus of Perugia veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Miaphysitism heldBy Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Miaphysitism acceptedBy Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox communion
Miaphysitism isPartOf Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox theology
Judas Thomas veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
St. Thomas Christians denominationalFamilies Oriental Orthodoxy
Mark the Hermit veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Nativity Fast observedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Didymus veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
James the Less veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
the Less veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: James the Less
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
the Younger veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: James the Younger
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Saint usedByDenomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Simon the Cananaean veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
John the Revelator veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
John the Divine veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Simon Zelotes veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Saint Petronius veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Patriarchate of Antioch tradition Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox
Relics of the Holy Crib veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Relics of Saint Jerome veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Ninth Hour observedBy Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Wisdom canonicalIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Midnight Office usedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Clement of Alexandria veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Jude veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
St. Jude veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Saint Bartholomew veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Metropolitan religiousTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: Metropolitan (Eastern Orthodox Church)
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Pope Sylvester I veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Saint Philip veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Equal-to-the-Apostles usedBy Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
St. Luke veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
James of Jerusalem veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
John Scholasticus of Sinai veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches