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Eastern Christianity comprises Christian traditions and church families that originally developed during classical and late antiquity in the Eastern Mediterranean region or locations further east, south or north. The term does not describe a single communion or religious denomination.
Eastern Christianity refers collectively to the Christian traditions and churches which developed in the Middle East, Egypt, Asia Minor, the Far East, Balkans, Eastern Europe, Northeastern Africa and southern India over several centuries of religious antiquity. It is contrasted with Western Christianity, which developed in Western Europe.
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Easter, [nb 1] also called Pascha [nb 2] ( Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, [nb 3] is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
Eastern Christianity refers collectively to the Christian traditions and churches which developed over the centuries outside Western Europe. It includes the Eastern Orthodox , Eastern Catholic , Oriental Orthodox and other faiths and communities in Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Eastern Christianity refers collectively to the Christian traditions and churches that developed in Greece, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Middle East, Northeastern Africa and southern India over several centuries of religious antiquity. This blanket term or umbrella concept is ...
“Eastern” Christianity. Distinguishing the Following 3 Groups: the Byzantines (or Chalcedonians), the Oriental Orthodox, and the Churches of the East (or Nestorian and Eastern Syrians)
The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, [a] are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous ( sui iuris) particular churches of the Catholic Church, in full communion with the Pope in Rome. Although they are distinct theologically ...
