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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Thomas Didymus veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Episcopal polity usedBy Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Pontifical Oriental Institute specializesIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Nicholas the Wonderworker denomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Nicholas the Wonderworker veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Peter and Paul Fast observedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul celebratedBy Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Council of Chalcedon (indirectly via Marian doctrine) recognizedBy Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: Council of Chalcedon
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Church (partially, historically contested)
Panagia usedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Titles of Mary associatedWith Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
John son of Zebedee veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Holy Synod religiousTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
Gregory the Illuminator veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Holy Cross honoredInDenomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Oktoechos tradition Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Garegin II religion Oriental Orthodoxy
Anne veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Bete Maryam hasDenomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox
Bete Golgotha denomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox
Bete Mikael religiousTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christianity
Bete Abba Libanos denomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox
Joseph veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: Barnabas
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Saint Clement of Ancyra veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia denomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christianity
Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia affiliation Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox communion
Church of the Roman Empire legacy Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
National Ecclesiastical Assembly when convened religiousTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christianity
The Presentation of the Virgin Mary veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Geghard Theological Seminary (left before ordination) confessionalOrientation Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: Geghard Theological Seminary
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox
Ura Kidane Mehret religiousTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
Kebran Gabriel Monastery denomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christianity
Nobatia religion Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Coptic Christianity
Christ Pantocrator religiousTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Lucian of Antioch (traditionally, though debated) veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: Lucian of Antioch
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Belt of the Theotokos (Holy Girdle of the Virgin Mary) veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: Belt of the Theotokos
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Marmashen Monastery denomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox
Coptic period mainReligion Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Coptic Christianity
Syriacs denomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christianity
Nubian Church christianDenominationalFamily Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox
St Michael veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Bartholomew veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Pope Tawadros II religion Oriental Orthodoxy
See of Saint Mark tradition Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox
Saint Anthony Monastery hasDenomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox
St. Mary’s Fast religiousTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christianity
the Martyrs honoredBy Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Pope of Alexandria denomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox
Pope of Alexandria memberOf Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox communion