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13 hours ago · Standards of the True Orthodox Church The True Orthodox Church is characterized by a rich liturgical and sacramental life, marked by practices that foster spiritual growth and communion with God: Divine Liturgy: Central to worship, the Divine Liturgy is the celebration of the Eucharist, where the faithful partake in the Body and Blood of Christ ...
1 day ago · The Russian Orthodox Church–also known as the Moscow Patriarchate (MP)–declared itself autocephalous in 1488 while Muscovy tried to gain its independence from Mongol rule. The next autocephalous churches appeared in the 19th century with the rise of nationalism in Greece, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria.
4 days ago · After years of close communion, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church declared its independence from the Patriarchate of Moscow on 27 May 2022. Interviews with members of this church now confirm that ‘pro-Russian’ attitudes are still present in the parishes. How genuine was the separation?
4 days ago · History. Early Christianity. Christianity started to spread throughout the southeastern Europe during the 1st century. Early martyrs Florus and Laurus from the 2nd century, who were murdered along with other 300 Christians in Ulpiana, near modern Lipljan, are venerated as Christian saints. Bishop Irenaeus of Sirmium was also martyred, in 304.
2 days ago · At one point he and his friend the Oregon governor visited Utah, where the monk met Mormon leader Brigham Young and tried to convert him to Orthodoxy. Brigham declined. In 1897, St Alexander Hotovitzky, dean of the Russian cathedral in New York, baptized a Jewish convert. The baptism was done behind a screen because the convert was completely ...
1 day ago · The Ukrainian Orthodox Church was officially formed in 1990 in place of Ukrainian Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, under the leadership of Metropolitan Filaret, as the Ukrainian branch of the Russian Orthodox Church.
1 day ago · Moscow, city, capital of Russia since the late 13th century. It is not only the political center of Russia but also the country’s most populous city and its industrial, cultural, scientific, and educational capital. Moscow has also been the spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church for over 600 years.
