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The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 230 million baptised members.
- Orthodox Church (Disambiguation)
Orthodox Church may refer to: . Eastern Orthodox Church, the...
- True Orthodox
True Orthodox church, True Orthodox Christians, True...
- Bartholomew I of Constantinople
Bartholomew (Greek: Βαρθολομαῖος, Bartholomaĩos; Turkish:...
- Eastern Orthodox Theology
Eastern Orthodox theology is the theology particular to the...
- Eastern Orthodoxy
The Eastern Orthodox Church places emphasis and awards a...
- History of the Eastern Orthodox Church
The history of the Eastern Orthodox Church is the formation,...
- Orthodox Church (Disambiguation)
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The most common estimate of the number of Orthodox Christians worldwide is approximately 225-300 million individuals.. Other estimates, such as in The Encyclopedia of the Developing World,place the number of overall Orthodox worshippers in 1996 at 182 million individuals, including the following breakdown: 1. Russian Federation: 70-80 million 2. Uk...
Published works
The following are published writings that provide an introduction or overview of the Orthodox Church and its teachings: From an Orthodox perspective 1. Alfeyev, Hilarion; Rose, Jessica, ed. The Mystery of Faith: An Introduction to the Teaching and Spirituality of the Orthodox Church. (ISBN 0232524726) 2. Bajis, Jordan. Common Ground: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity for the American Christian. (ISBN 0937032816) 3. Bulgakov, Sergius. The Orthodox Church. (ISBN 0881410519) 4. Cunningham,...
External links
Overviews of the Orthodox Church 1. Orthodoxy: The Narrow Path Byzantine Studies 1. A Basic Bibliography for Byzantine Studies
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In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the feast of the death and Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha (Easter), is the greatest of all holy days and as such it is called the "feast of feasts". Immediately below it in importance, there is a group of Twelve Great Feasts (Greek: Δωδεκάορτον).
The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Church, is a Christian church. Their type of Christianity is also called Orthodox Christianity or Orthodoxy. Their members are called Orthodox Christians, although there is another group of Churches called Oriental Orthodox that is not in communion with the Orthodox Church.
Mar 5, 2019 · Trace a brief history and founding of the Eastern Orthodox Church and learn all about the origin of one of the oldest branches of Christianity.
