Tradition Institution Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Church
Ecclesiae Orthodoxae la
Second-largest Christian church
- Dated from 1054 CE
- Also called Eastern Church, Orthodox Church, Orthodox Catholic Church
Branches
Eastern Orthodox Church Second-largest Christian church
Traditions within it
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Russian Orthodox Church
Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church -
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Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
Eastern Orthodox religious denomination based in İstanbul, Türkiye -
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Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch
Eastern Orthodox patriarchate currently headquartered in Damascus, Syria -
Orthodox Church of Ukraine
Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in Ukraine (2018-) -
Serbian Orthodox Church
Autocephalous eastern orthodox church -
Church of Greece
Christian Eastern Orthodox denomination in Greece -
Georgian Orthodox Church
National church -
Romanian Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox Church in Romania
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Tradition Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church based in Africa; one of the original Churches of the Pentarchy -
Tradition Bulgarian Orthodox Church Orthodox autocephalous church -
Tradition Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem Eastern Orthodox church -
Tradition Greek Orthodoxy Christian denominations of the Eastern Orthodox Church descended from a Greek tradition -
Tradition Albanian Orthodox Church Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church -
Tradition Polish Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox jurisdiction in Poland -
Tradition Church of Cyprus Christian Eastern Orthodox jurisdiction in Cyprus -
Tradition Orthodox Church in America Russian Orthodox church in North America, granted autocephaly in 1970 by the Patriarchate of Moscow -
Tradition Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia Christian Orthodox-oriented jurisdiction in the Czech Republic and Slovakia - Tradition Edinoverie Arrangement between certain Russian Old Believer communities and the official Russian Orthodox Church
Overview
second-largest Christian churchWikidata record description. Read Eastern Orthodox Church in the Wikipedia reader.
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Nikolai Berdyaev6 March 1874 CE (Old Style) – 24 March 1948 CE · Russian philosopher (1874–1948) -
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Andrei Bely14 October 1880 CE (Old Style) – 8 January 1934 CE · Russian poet, writer and critic (1880–1934) -
Ivan I of Moscow1288 CE – 31 March 1340 CE · Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir -
Vladimir II Monomakh1053 CE – 19 May 1125 CE · Grand Prince of Kiev (1053-1125) -
Vasil Levski18 July 1837 CE – 18 February 1873 CE · Bulgarian revolutionary (1837–1873) -
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Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia27 September 1657 CE – 14 July 1704 CE · Russian tsarevna (1657–1704) -
Vasily II of Moscow10 March 1415 CE – 27 March 1462 CE · Grand Prince of Moscow (1415-1462) -
Ivan II of Moscow30 March 1326 CE – 13 November 1359 CE · Grand Prince of Moscow (1326-1359) -
Vasily I of Moscow30 December 1371 CE – 27 February 1425 CE · Grand Prince of Moscow (1372-1425) -
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Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (Marie of Hesse)8 August 1824 CE – 3 June 1880 CE · Empress consort of Russia (1855-1880) -
Simeon of Moscow7 September 1316 CE – 27 April 1353 CE · Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1316-1353) -
Maria of Yugoslavia6 January 1900 CE – 22 June 1961 CE · Queen Consort of Yugoslavia (1922 - 1934)
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Figure Theophanes the Greek Byzantine-Russian artist (c.1340-c.1410) -
Figure Princess Elisabeth of Romania Romanian Royal; Queen Consort of Greece (1922 - 1924) -
Figure Eudoxia Lopukhina Russian Tsarina as the first wife of Peter I -
Figure Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia Russian grand duchess (1890–1958); granddaughter of Alexander II, daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark -
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Figure Cyril of Turaw Belarusian and Ukrainian saint -
Figure Natalie of Serbia Serbian queen (1859–1941) -
Figure Maria Miloslavskaya Russian Tsarina -
Figure Paisius of Hilendar Bulgarian clergyman -
Figure Athanasius the Athonite Byzantine monk -
Figure Dimitry of Rostov Orthodox monk, archbishop and saint (1651-1709) -
Figure Joseph II of Constantinople Patriarch of Constantinople -
Figure Maria Skobtsova Russian saint (1891–1945) -
Figure Orest Berezovskyi Ukrainian bishop of Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) -
Figure Macrina the Younger 4th-century Roman nun -
Figure Maria Dobroniega of Kiev Polish queen (1012-1087) -
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Figure Eugene Botkin Court physician for Tsar Nicholas II - Figure Helena Kantakouzene Empress consort of John V Palaiologos
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Figure Alexander Men Russian theologian (1935–1990) -
Figure Meletius Smotrytsky Archbishop and writer from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth -
Figure Diadochos of Photiki Byzantine bishop and saint - Figure George Mouzalon Byzantine official
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Figure Andrey Kuraev Russian Orthodox cleric - Figure Andronikos Palaiologos Megas domestikos of the Empire of Nicaea
- Figure Maria Nagaya Russian tsaritsa
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Figure Nikodim Russian archbishop -
Figure Zlata of Meglen Bulgarian saint -
Figure Konstantinos Palaiologos Byzantine monk and noble - Figure Theodora Raoulaina Byzantine noblewoman and nun
Texts and teachings
Places and sites
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Saint Catherine Monastery
Greek Orthodox monastery (the oldest) at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt -
Monastery of Saint John of Rila
Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria -
Basilica of Agios Dimitrios, Thessaloniki
Church in Thessaloniki, Greece -
monastic community of Mount Athos
Community of monks on the Mount Athos peninsula - autonomous part of the Greek state -
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Hagia Sophia, Trabzon
Byzantine monument in Trabzon, Turkey -
Tikhvin Cemetery
Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia -
Saint Sophia Church
Church building in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Place Saint Nedelya Church Metropolitan Cathedral Church in Sofia -
Place Philotheou Monastery Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece -
Place Xeropotamou Monastery Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece -
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Place Church of St. George in Topola Mausoleum of the Serbian and Yugoslav royal house of Karađorđević -
Place Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery Cemetery located in Essonne, in France -
Place Didube Pantheon Cemetery in Tbilisi, Georgia -
Place Zagreb Orthodox Cathedral Serbian Orthodox cathedral in Zagreb, Croatia -
Place Assumption Cathedral in Smolensk Principal church of the Smolensk bishopric for 800 years -
Place Seven Saints Church Church building in Sofia, Bulgaria -
Place St. Vladimir's Cathedral Russian Orthodox church in Sevastopol -
Place Andronikov Monastery Former monastery in Moscow, Russia -
Place Martvili Monastery Georgian Orthodox monastery in Martvili, Georgia -
Place Hagios Titos church Cathedral of Heraklion, Crete -
Place St. Alexander Nevsky's Church, Novocherkassk Temple in Novocherkassk, Russia -
Place Saint Sophia Cathedral, London Greek Orthodox cathedral in London -
Place Orthodox Cemetery in Warsaw Cemetery in Warsaw -
Place Euphrosyne Cemetery in Vilnius Cemetery in Vilnius, Lithuania
Festivals, holy days and practices
Events
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