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The Oriental Orthodox Churches are Eastern Christian churches adhering to Miaphysite Christology, with approximately 50 million members worldwide. The Oriental Orthodox Churches adhere to the Nicene Christian tradition. Oriental Orthodoxy is one of the oldest branches in Christianity.
Oriental Orthodoxy. Oriental Orthodoxy is the communion of Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only three ecumenical councils —the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople and the Council of Ephesus. They reject the dogmatic definitions of the Council of Chalcedon.
The Eastern Orthodox Church is a communion of 15 autocephalous—that is, administratively completely independent—regional churches, plus the Orthodox Church in America and two Ukrainian Orthodox Churches. The Orthodox Church in America is recognised as autocephalous only by the Russian, Bulgarian, Georgian, Polish and Czech-Slovak churches.
Jan 2, 2024 · Oriental Orthodoxy refers to a communion of Christian churches with ancient roots in the Eastern part of the Roman Empire. Characterized by its adherence to the earliest doctrines and practices of Christianity, Oriental Orthodoxy diverges from both Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
The Oriental Orthodox churches are ancient churches which were founded in apostolic times, by apostles or by the apostles' earliest disciples. Their doctrinal position is based on the teachings of the first three ecumenical councils (Nicea 325, Constantinople 381 and Ephesus 431).
The six Oriental Orthodox churches - Coptic, Syrian, Armenian, Ethiopian, Eritrean and (Indian) Malankara - are also called ancient Oriental, lesser Eastern, and pre- or ante-Chalcedonian churches. They are the churches of the first three ecumenical councils" (Nicea,* Constantinople* and Ephesus) but do not accept the fourth, Chalcedon" (451).
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The term Oriental Orthodoxy refers to the communion of Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only the first four ecumenical councils—the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople, the First Council of Ephesus and the Second Council of Ephesus—and reject the dogmatic definitions of the Council of Chalcedon.
