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The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC; Russian: Русская православная церковь, romanized: Russkaya pravoslavnaya tserkov', abbreviated as РПЦ), alternatively legally known as the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: Московский патриархат, romanized: Moskovskiy patriarkhat), is an autocephalous Eastern ...
May 4, 2024 · Russian Orthodox Church, one of the largest autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, Eastern Orthodox churches in the world. Its membership is estimated at more than 90 million. For more on Orthodox beliefs and practices, see Eastern Orthodoxy.
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In 1914 in Russia, there were 55,173 Russian Orthodox churches and 29,593 chapels, 112,629 priests and deacons, 550 monasteries and 475 convents with a total of 95,259 monks and nuns. The year 1917 was a major turning point for the history of Russia, and also the Russian Orthodox Church.
Learn about the ancient faith of the early Christians and the liturgies of the original church. Find out how to donate, volunteer, and get involved in this community-based organization.
St Gregory of Nyssa Orthodox Church | An English-speaking Orthodox Church in the Ohio State University District, Columbus, Ohio - Christian worship, teaching & ministries.
Holy Father Nicholas, Pray unto God. for us sinners! Welcome! This site is the official homepage of the Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church in Columbus, Ohio. We are situated on the edge of the Ohio State University Campus, where we have been spreading the Word of God and the traditional Patristic Orthodox teachings for the last twenty-five years ...
Welcome to the official website of Saint Sergius Russian Orthodox Cathedral, a parish of the Chicago and Mid-America Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
