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May 3, 2024 · Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia.Headquarters are in Addis Ababa, the country’s capital.. Tradition holds that Ethiopia was first evangelized by St. Matthew and St. Bartholomew in the 1st century ce, and the first Ethiopian convert is thought to have been the eunuch in Jerusalem mentioned in The Acts of the Apostles (8:27–40).
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May 21, 2024 · Amanda Iglesias is an architect in New York City. She is the curator of “The Architecture of Prayer,” an international survey of contemporary church architecture. Amanda’s research and curation via The Iglesias Project seek to enliven the church’s sense of possibility and architectural imagination.
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May 12, 2024 · One of the main issues that contributed to the split was the use of Latin in the Western (Roman) Church, while Greek was used in the Eastern (Orthodox) Church. This led to a linguistic divide that exacerbated other cultural and political differences between the two churches. Another major factor in the split was the concept of papal authority.
May 15, 2024 · Architectural and Liturgical Development. Bema: In Eastern Orthodox churches, the bema refers to the sanctuary area or the entire nave and chancel, highlighting the sacred area where the liturgy is performed. It evolved to elevate the clergy and the altar, separating them from the laity, and enhancing the sense of sacred space within the church.
May 23, 2024 · He is a constant factor in the contemplative tradition of the eastern Orthodox Churches, and from the 9th century onwards his writings also had a strong impact on western mysticism. [64] Dionysius the Areopagite was a pseudonym, taken from Acts of the Apostles chapter 17, in which Paul gives a missionary speech to the court of the Areopagus in ...
May 23, 2024 · The Coptic Orthodox Church ( Coptic: Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ, romanized: Ti-eklisia en-remenkimi en-orthodhoxos, lit. 'the Egyptian Orthodox Church'), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The ...
May 19, 2024 · Following the Great Schism of the Roman Catholic Church in 1054, Byzantine architecture became more prevalent in the Eastern Orthodox Church than in Catholic areas of western Europe. Nonetheless, early Byzantine architecture affected all European church architecture, including Gothic and Romanesque architectural styles.
