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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Birth of the Virgin Mary celebratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Saint Apollinaris veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Pachomius the Great veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Rabbula of Edessa church Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Eastern Church
Hypapante celebratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Candlemas isObservedBy Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Coptic Anaphora of Saint Basil religiousTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christianity
Theodora of Alexandria veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Melania the Elder veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Abba Moses veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
confessions of unworthiness religiousDenomination Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: Confessions of unworthiness
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox
Simeon the God-receiver veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Syncletica of Alexandria veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Amma Theodora veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Thomas veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: Thomas the Apostle
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Thomas religiousTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: Thomas the Apostle
Thomas veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: Thomas the Apostle
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Saint Blaise veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Four Evangelists veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Flavian I of Antioch veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Onesiphorus veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Saint Erasmus of Formia veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Saint Helena veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Europe denomination Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christianity
Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Europe communionWith Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Saint Anastasia veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Liturgy of St. James denominationalUse Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Dioscorus of Alexandria church Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Church
Dioscorus of Alexandria veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Flavian of Constantinople veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Anna veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Saint Eustace veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Santo António de Lisboa veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Simon of Cyrene veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Patriarch Dioscorus I of Alexandria church Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: Dioscorus I of Alexandria
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Church
Patriarch Dioscorus I of Alexandria veneratedBy Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: Dioscorus I of Alexandria
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Armenian religiousTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
subject surface form: Armenians
Koine Greek New Testament canonicalIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Coptic cross religiousTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Pope Sixtus II veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Saint Agatha veneratedIn Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Baselios Marthoma Mathews III churchFamily Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Church
Patriarch of Eritrea religion Oriental Orthodoxy
Patriarch of Eritrea churchFamily Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
Chalcedonian Christianity contrastsWith Oriental Orthodoxy
this entity surface form: Non-Chalcedonian Christianity